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. AAP · Nov 14, 2025
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. International Business Times · Oct 30, 2025
News Corp books in advertisers in campaign for a ‘self-reliant’ Australia that ‘made things here’ Daily Telegraph editor says the campaign aligns with the values of its backers, which include RM Williams, Qantas and Bunnings. Plus: Stokes defiant on BRS The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2025
Workers threatened with weapons as retail crime spikes Retail crime is worsening with a drastic number of Bunnings and Kmart workers threatened with violence every month, parent company Wesfarmers says. AAP · Oct 30, 2025
'Threatened, spat at': retailers, workers demand action A rise in violent behaviour towards retail workers has sparked exasperated calls from supermarket giants for stronger workplace safety protections. AAP · Oct 30, 2025
All heart: doc turns Bunnings pipe into medical marvel The genius who used a Bunnings pipe to create a world leading medical device is urging Australia to better fund researchers to achieve similar breakthroughs. AAP · Oct 22, 2025
'Not supposed to be here': Lion's next shift mentality Bruce Reville worked jobs at an abattoir and driving forklifts at Bunnings before getting his AFL opportunity at Brisbane, where he's now a cult hero. AAP · Sep 24, 2025
Kmart Breached Privacy Laws By Using Facial Recognition Tech To Combat Refund Fraud The commissioner found the retailer’s use of the tech put customers at “risk of commercial surveillance". Pedestrian.tv · Sep 18, 2025
Aldi to bring its 'good different' to the solar sector Aldi is the latest major retail chain to announce an Australian renewable energy installation arm, joining other giants Bunnings and IKEA. AAP · Sep 13, 2025
What cost of living crisis? Kmart owner profit soars Perth-based conglomerate Wesfarmers, which owns Kmart, Bunnings and Officeworks, has increased its dividend payout after delivering a $2.9 billion net profit. AAP · Aug 28, 2025
RHOBH Stars Are Apparently Heading To Melbourne For A Cast Trip Later This Month If they don’t eat a Bunnings sausage sizzle, I STG. Pedestrian.tv · Aug 2, 2025
WA Man Jailed After ‘Fart Prank’ Goes Horribly Wrong In Bunnings “My lungs tightened, I was gasping for air.” Pedestrian.tv · Jul 23, 2025
Multicolour menace: these hardy daisies love Australian conditions – and are taking over roadsides Invasive Species Council says Gazania, a recognised weed in three states, should be removed from Australian nursery shelves The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2025
Lower energy use just the beginning for retail giant Lower energy prices might make its way into the Bunnings catch-phrase as the retailer looks to fast-track the decarbonisation of its services. AAP · Jun 27, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2025 Australian government loans $100m to install EV chargers and solar panels at Bunnings and Officeworks stores Work to upgrade facilities at Bunnings and Officeworks sites is expected to be completed by the end of this year
AAP · Feb 20, 2025 Wesfarmers posts $1.5b first-half profit Wesfarmers has continued to grow sales in all but two of its divisions, as it prepares to wind up loss-making Catch.
Pedestrian.tv · Jan 22, 2025 What’s Open On The January Long Weekend? Woolworths, Coles, Liquor Stores & Banks Plan ahead 'cos some businesses are shutting shop.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025 Almost 10,000 images of tennis balls plunge up to 90% in value as Australian Open appears to ditch NFTs Ball artworks were worth about $278 in 2022, falling steeply to as low as $25 on NFT exchange OpenSea
AAP · Dec 11, 2024 AI used to target election fraud and criminal deepfakes Government agencies are teaming up with Microsoft to track disinformation and criminal acts, with plans to use AI to detect attempts to interfere in elections.
Bored Panda · Nov 19, 2024 Hardware Giant Ordered To Stop Facial Recognition Tech Use Releases Horrific Footage In Response "Our use of FRT was never about convenience or saving money but was all about safeguarding our business and protecting our team." The post Hardware Giant Ordered To Stop Facial Recognition Tech Use Releases Horrific Footage In Response first appeared on Bored Panda.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2024 Afternoon Update: 42,000 protest in New Zealand; Alan Jones charged with two more offences; and an ode to the kookaburra The demonstrators protested against a bill that would would radically alter the way the Treaty of Waitangi is interpreted
The Conversation · Nov 19, 2024 Bunnings breached privacy law by scanning customers’ faces – but this loophole lets other shops keep doing it Hardware giant Bunnings breached the privacy of “likely hundreds of thousands” of Australians through its use of facial recognition technology, the Privacy Commissioner ruled today.
Pedestrian.tv · Nov 19, 2024 Bunnings Warehouse Breached Privacy Laws By Using Facial Recognition On Customers Bunnings Warehouse has been found to have breached the privacy of customers thanks to the use of facial recognition technology.
AAP · Nov 19, 2024 Fists, knives, guns: why Bunnings turned to facial data Lowest prices were just the beginning for hundreds of thousands of Australians whose facial data was recorded by Bunnings without their consent.
Newcastle Herald · Nov 19, 2024 Bunnings breached privacy with 'intrusive' facial recognition technology Bunnings has already said it will review the decision.