Ethical fashion report collars Australian brands over environment and workers’ rights – The Guardian
Baptist World Aid Australia gave several major local fashion names a mixed report card
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Apple’s IPhone Partner Foxconn Unveils First Electric Cars – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Foxconn Technology Group unveiled its first electric vehicles, a milestone that could boost the Taiwanese electronics…
Stocks, U.S. Futures Fall as Inflation Fears Mount: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Most Asian stocks and U.S. futures slid Monday as surging energy prices cemented worries about inflation and as…
Some borrowers did not realise the true cost of a Covid-19 loan repayment ‘holiday’ – Stuff.co.nz
Some borrowers who agreed to short-term Covid-19 loan repayment “holidays” did not realise the true cost in the long run.
Qantas announces massive $99 sale – NEWS.com.au
Just days after reshuffling the airline’s overseas routes to accommodate the new date for international travel, Qantas has announced…
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China economy slows as power cuts, property woes and Covid take toll – The Guardian
GDP grew 4.9% in the quarter to September, the lowest for a year, as the post-pandemic recovery loses steam and Evergrande problems…
Dollar wavering as global inflation surges; kiwi jumps – CNBC
The dollar made a wobbly start to the week on Monday with the kiwi and sterling edging higher.
Unvaccinated woman in her 30s dies with COVID-19 in Newcastle – ABC News
Hunter New England Health says an unvaccinated woman in her 30s with underlying health conditions has died with COVID-19, the…
Heat on Reserve Bank to defend inflation target as living costs jump almost 5% – Stuff.co.nz
Double-hike in official cash rate to 1% next month now ‘firmly on the table’, Infometrics believes.
Company set to build wastewater treatment plant decries contract cancellation – BC News – Castanet.net
A company formerly contracted to build a wastewater treatment plant in North Vancouver, B.C., calls the deal’s cancellation “regrettable,…