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UNCOVERED: Bunnings - The Untold Story

Drier July helps lift Bunnings sales as DIY rules

Retail-focused group Wesfarmers, which owns some of Australia's best-known brands, including Bunnings Warehouse, says households are still under pressure.

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Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths

Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’

The Guardian - AU

US online giant is challenging business goods suppliers

Orders on Amazon Business Australia rose 155 per cent in the second half of its launch year, and tens of thousands of businesses have registered.

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Australian shares pare losses as mining stocks bounce

The ASX has edged lower for a second session as concerns about Australia's economic growth and the ongoing Persian Gulf conflict unnerve investors.

AAP

Political row erupts over the future of Newcastle ferries

'It seems the Greens think you can buy a ferry off the shelf at Bunnings.'

Newcastle Herald

Uber’s New Offering Will Save Your Impending Mother’s Day Fiasco In Less Than 60 Minutes

For peace and love, just don't forget to order it.

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Anzac Day 2026 trading hours: what’s open and what’s closed across Australia?

Will Woolworths, Coles or Bunnings be open? Pharmacies and petrol stations will remain open on Saturday across much of Australia, with supermarket trading hours varying by state

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The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged

Scientists estimate the endangered bird’s population has slumped to about 750. But the logging agency responsible for clearing its habitat said it acted lawfully

The Guardian - AU

Insider Trading: Showpo’s Jane Lu On Fast Fashion, Haters & The ‘Lazy CEO’ Life

Showpo founder and “Lazy CEO” Jane Lu talks immigrant parents, fast fashion, girlboss labels and building a brand in public.

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Sale of rat poisons could be restricted to protect Australian wildlife

Regulator recommends rodenticides be removed from Bunnings and supermarkets shelves and sold only to licensed professionals

The Guardian - AU

Retailers want ‘delightfully human’ AI to do your shopping, but will the chatbots go rogue?

Plans for agentic shopping assistants are under way at Australia’s major companies. Guardian Australia tested the technology after a string of mishaps

The Guardian - AU

Kmart, Bunnings building as Officeworks stays deskbound

Kmart and Bunnings performed strongly in the first half of 2025/26, owner Wesfarmers says, but another of its well-known chains is lagging.

AAP

Bunnings decision may open door to facial recognition surveillance free-for-all

A seemingly minor decision handed down last week by the Administrative Review Tribunal may open the door to widespread use of facial recognition technology in shops and other privately owned spaces in Australia.

The Conversation

Crime 'entitled' Bunnings to snag shoppers' facial data

A hardware giant has been found "entitled" to use facial recognition technology to combat retail crime and protect staff and customers.

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The Guardian - AU

Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime

Bunnings store managers gave evidence of regular threatening or abusive behaviour from some customers

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Bunnings accused of ‘greenwashing’ timber; extinction fears for K’gari dingoes; extreme heat warning

Bunnings accused of selling illegally logged timber; decision to kill K’gari dingoes a ‘kneejerk reaction’; those living with extreme heat ‘could double by 2050’

The Guardian - AU

Bunnings accused of ‘greenwashing’ timber amid concerns about supplier’s illegal logging

The Wilderness Society lodges complaint with consumer watchdog over hardware and garden chain’s sale of timber sourced from NSW Forestry Corporation

The Guardian - AU

Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban

Environmentalists say proposed temporary suspension of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides ‘doesn’t go far enough’

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Bunnings Responds After Its AI Chatbot Gave Illegal Sparkie Advice To QLD Customer

Let’s leave it to the professionals, shall we?

AAP

Rat poison that kills native animals taken off Amazon

A form of rat poison that inadvertently kills possums, eagles and owls has been removed from a major e-commerce platform, amid calls to ban the product.

Pedestrian.tv

James Charles Continues Streak Of Pissing Off Aussies With Tomato Sauce Vid

James Charles has seemingly made an attempt to make amends for his viral Bunnings snag saga by fawning over a *checks notes* sauce packet.

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James Charles Roasted After Visiting A Bunnings Sausage Sizzle: ‘Show Some Respect’

The beauty YouTuber has been called out on social media after he tried his first Bunnings sausage sizzle on the Gold Coast.

AAP

Spanner thrown as retail giant battles worker abuse

Violence and aggression towards Bunnings staff has exploded in Victoria, with a company leader blaming the state's laws and the fallout from COVID.

AAP

Greater police presence to crack down on violent crime

Police will be deployed across more of a major state train network and shopping centres in a bid to reduce the likelihood of violent crime.

International Business Times

Charter Hall Retail REIT Snaps Up Four Bunnings Stores for A$151 m to Bolster Net-lease Portfolio

Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX: CQR) has purchased four standalone Bunnings outlets across New South Wales and Queensland for A$151 million, expanding its net-lease hardware exposure and lifting its FY26 earnings guidance.

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