Changes made to Woolworths checkouts to “decrease misscans” will also detect Australian customers who “fake swipe” to avoid paying for groceries. The store stated that
Year: 2022
Australia’s oldest man, 110-year-old Frank Mawer, dies of Covid
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Reserve Bank’s aggressive rate hikes ‘risk sending Australia into recession’
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In a new court document, Trump’s lawyers acknowledge criminal allegations
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John Barilaro denies assaulting a cameraman in Manly
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As Ukraine advances, Russian troops ‘panic’
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Police in Queensland forbid spit hoods
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Australia Post driver chucks parcel on Bathurst man’s lawn
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First Luhansk village liberated as US sends $600 million for counteroffensive
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