Catie McLeod
Consumer Affairs Reporter at The Guardian Australia
Consumer affairs reporter @GuardianAus Send tips or story ideas to [email protected]
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2 days ago |
msn.com | Caitlin Cassidy |Catie McLeod |Rafqa Touma
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3 days ago |
theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Catie McLeod |Allison Chan |Karishma Luthria |Camilla Hannan |Hannah Parkes
An investigation by consumer group Choice has found that several leading Australian sunscreens don’t provide the level of protection they say they do. The findings, which have been disputed by manufacturers, have raised questions about the testing and regulations of sunscreens in Australia. Consumer affairs reporter Catie Mcleod tells Nour Haydar why questions are being asked about the claims made by some brands and what consumers need to know now
PEN America ‘gravely concerned’ by deportation of Australian writer critical of Trump administration
1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Daisy Dumas |Catie McLeod
A major writers’ advocacy group has condemned the detention and deportation of an Australian writer from the US as “gravely concerning”, while the US administration rejected the suggestion he was targeted because of his political beliefs as “unequivocally false”. Alistair Kitchen, a former Columbia University postgraduate student, was last week detained at Los Angeles airport before being deported back to Melbourne.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Catie McLeod
Qantas has rebounded from its worst-ever performance in the aviation industry’s annual awards to be named the world’s 14th best airline, after the national carrier’s reputation was badly damaged by a string of scandals during the pandemic. The national carrier climbed 10 spots in the 2025 Skytrax World Airline awards from its nadir of 24th place in 2024, after customers across more than 100 nationalities voted in the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey.
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1 week ago |
theguardian.com | Catie McLeod
Sydney tram drivers say the city’s light rail infrastructure needs to be made safer after a second fatal incident involving a pedestrian in two years. The drivers, who spoke to Guardian Australia on the condition of anonymity because they were afraid of losing their jobs, said they had been banned from sharing information about the deaths with colleagues.
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Real estate listing gaffe exposes widespread use of AI in Australian industry – and potential risks, with an industry expert saying the technology is already so advanced it is ‘almost science fiction’ and ‘ethical questions need to be asked’ https://t.co/RQWoVYaQgW
RT @JoshButler: h/t @purplepingers uncovering the listing Real estate in question says "“all the real estate agencies use AI these days” t…
RT @JoshButler: some real estate agents, not yet content with already getting paid to do very little work, apparently seeking to do even le…