Himalayan salt, rock salt, sea salt, table salt – it’s all essentially sodium chloride, yet you can pay from two to 30 times as much for gourmet salt as you do for regular. So what's the difference?

Do consumer laws do enough to protect caravan owners? CHOICE investigates bad practice in the caravan and RV manufacturing industry, and looks at what regulations and laws are in place and how they're ...

Need to know Anaesthetists’ services and costs are in addition to surgeons’ fees Most anaesthesia services don’t come with a gap, but about one in three patients will pay an average extra cost of $140 ...

Brand loyalty to big banks Spriggy spruiking NAB While Spriggy might talk big about building children’s financial capability, it has a vested interest in steering children in a certain direction. A ...

Need to know A review of the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP) found that many Australians seeking free or low-cost legal assistance have been unable to get it 388,000 people were turned ...

Need to know Online marketplaces largely operate beyond the reach of regulation This means global retailers such as Temu, AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Kogan aren’t required to make sure the products they ...

I was a member of CHOICE long before I began contributing as a freelance journalist in 2018. I'm passionate about consumer rights and advocacy, and regularly interview some of Australia's most ...

Pru Engel is the Audience and Engagement editor at CHOICE. Her job is to ensure as many Australians as possible know about the great work we do at CHOICE. She works closely with our testers and ...

Need to know Bupa, Medibank, HBF, HCF, NIB and many smaller funds will cover young adults on family policies to 31 years of age While full-time students are often covered for free, you may have to pay ...

Our verdict Doing it yourself Booking holidays ourselves worked out cheaper than using an agent in all three scenarios. The DIY booking for the luxury holiday saved a massive $2451, more than a third ...

My main work is digital content design, which is all about making online information easy for people to find, understand and act on in the real world. For a long time, I've also had a side gig as a ...

The CHOICE Expert Rating is made up of taste 90% (50% flavour and aroma, 30% texture, 20% presentation) and nutrition 10% (based on the product's Health Star Rating, converted to a percentage). Prices ...