A consumer rights group says major retailers including Fantastic Furniture and Harvey Norman are offering interest-free deals on their products but in some cases are selling the items as a consumer lease contract. It means customers do not own the product at the end of the lease and can end up paying four-times the regular retail value
Torrential rain in Rio has failed to stop Australian discus thrower Dani Samuels from powering her way into Olympic medal contention. Samuels criticised officials for not halting competition during the "dangerous" conditions
Gold medals are not the only bling being handed out in Rio, some athletes have taken the opportunity to profess their love on the world stage. Take a look at the best marriage proposals from the Olympic Games.
Here's what's coming up:
6:15pm AEST: New NXT MP Rebekha Sharkie takes a break from 'orientation week' at Parliament House to speak to RN Drive
12:00am AEST Wednesday: The Opals take on Serbia in the women's basketball quarter-finals
12:20am AEST: Aussie Dani Samuels starts her discus final
12:50am AEST: Usain Bolt will start the second leg of his quest for the triple-treble in the men's 200m heats
3:47am AEST: US gymnastics star Simone Biles will go for a record-equalling fourth gold medal in the women's floor routine final
New South Wales Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn tells the Sydney siege inquest she did not recall until today receiving a message during the ordeal from the state's police commissioner, about requesting technical equipment.
The Federal Opposition rejects a request to allow 'pairing' of votes in the new Parliament, adding an extra degree of difficulty for the Government, which holds a one-seat majority.
Retailers Harvey Norman and Fantastic Furniture are among the big chains accused of locking unwitting customers into expensive consumer leases, that can leave buyers paying "outrageous" prices for goods, a consumer rights group says.
Australian discus thrower Dani Samuels criticises Rio Olympics officials for failing to halt competition during torrential rain, after powering her way into the finals.
Here's what happened when particle physicist Brian Cox faced off with One Nation senator-elect Malcolm Roberts on Q&A last night. Spoiler: there were graphs.
Peta Lorang-Goubran, 35, is sentenced to seven years' jail after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Gold Coast man Mark Emmanuel Spencer, whom she met via Craigslist.
An overhead television camera suspended by cables crashes to the ground in Rio's Olympic Park, injuring at least seven people below, in the latest in a string of mishaps to hit South America's first Games.
Brisbane Mayor Graham Quirk says he is "not holding out a lot of hope" that the council will be able to recoup more than $450,000 it lost to scammers over the past month.
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