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A video of Tesla FSD in action, uploaded by Victorian-based YouTuber Ryan Cowan.

Tesla sold ‘self-driving’ software for $10,000. Now it faces a legal fight

Tesla faces legal battles alleging it charged Australian customers for its self-driving software despite their cars being incapable of using the feature.

  • Elias Visontay

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Melbourne councils are using private contractors to bully residents out of legitimate compensation for property damage and injuries from council negligence, with some firms boasting of paying out as little as 8 per cent of claims.

The secret intimidation tactics councils use to deny compensation claims

So-called independent assessors are in fact incentivised to deny residents’ claims and save councils money.

  • Rachael Dexter
Tony Greaves will inherit his mother’s property, which he has been maintaining since she became ill.

Margaret signed a ‘free’ government will. It will cost her son $56,000

Tony Greaves said his mother wouldn’t have grasped the significance of the fees charged by the NSW Trustee and Guardian when she used their free will service.

  • Amber Schultz
Lisa Woodall pictured in front of her late parents’ house.

‘I hope she haunts that house’: Agents face trespass allegations over deceased estates

“My mum would have hated people being in her house without my permission,” wrote one of the home’s distressed owners.

  • Aisha Dow
Consumer Affairs Minister Nick Staikos says he wants to make buying a house easier for Victorians.

End of ‘price withheld’: Secret house prices to be banned

It’s not unusual for recently sold properties to be listed without a price, handicapping buyers trying to gauge trends in their neighbourhood.

  • Aisha Dow and Daniella White
Retailers considering generative AI for their online support need to balance convenience with the technology’s infamous unpredictability.

Retailers will be held responsible for what their chatbots tell you

As more companies turn to generative AI to communicate with their customers, experts say a generic disclaimer like “AI makes mistakes” isn’t good enough.

  • Tim Biggs
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A plume of smoke caused by an Iranian strike is seen in the background as Emirates planes are parked at Dubai International Airport on Sunday.

Logistical nightmare unfolds for thousands of Australian travellers

The disruption left many Australians stuck in airports abroad, while travel plans for those departing Australia have been upended as the conflict rages.

  • Chris Zappone
Mark Richards has been part of four different owners corporations over the past 20 years and says he has never come across a strata manager who was forthcoming about the kickback they make from suggesting specific insurance providers in his buildings.

‘Ethically indefensible’: The kickbacks costing Victorian apartment owners thousands

One in four Victorians lives in a strata property, but few realise their managers are pocketing secret insurance kickbacks that can drive up annual premiums.

  • Rachael Dexter
GDS underpins air ticket booking like this.

How digital data is giving airlines the power to sell you the fares they want

Not long ago, travellers used websites to book their own flights. Now, airlines have so much information, they can sell individuals targeted ticket prices.

  • Chris Zappone
Sarah Court at a recent parliamentary hearing.

Top enforcer to police ‘the rules of the game’ as new boss of corporate watchdog

Sarah Court will take over as head of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in a sign that more action will be taken against misbehaving businesses.

  • Shane Wright