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    2025 Shonkys

    Here they are, Australia’s biggest lemons for 2025.

    The five worst products and services uncovered by CHOICE experts this year.

    The 2025 Shonky winners

The 2025 winners

  • Commonwealth Bank

    The Shonky Award for making bank off the back of Australia's poorest.

  • Temu

    The Shonky Award for being an unsafe haven for dodgy sales tactics and fast fashion.

  • Energy retailers

    The Shonky Award for pricing tactics designed to confuse.

  • Handy Heater Turbo 800

    The Shonky Award for a plug-in heater that doesn't plug in (or heat anything).

  • HCF

    The Shonky Award for a price rise in disguise.

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  • 2024 Shonky Awards

    Here they are, Australia’s biggest lemons for 2024.

    From a "green juice" with no green vegies, to the worst stick vac we've ever tested... here are some of the worst products and services uncovered by CHOICE experts this year.

    The 2024 Shonky winners

  • 2023 Shonky Awards

    Here they are, Australia’s biggest lemons for 2023.
    The five worst products and services uncovered by CHOICE experts this year.

  • 2022 Shonky Awards

    Here they are, Australia’s biggest lemons for 2022.
    The five worst products and services uncovered by CHOICE experts this year.

  • 2021 Shonky Awards

    From fans without puff, to an awful airline advocate... these are the winners of a 2021 Shonky Award. 

  • 2020 Shonky Awards

    From an air purifier that's all air, no purification, to funeral pricing that leaves you in the dark... these are the winners of a 2020 Shonky Award. 

  • 2019 Shonky Awards

    From a rotten fridge that spoils your food to health cover that leaves you exposed... these are the winners of a 2019 Shonky Award.

  • 2018 Shonky Awards

    From a toaster that fails miserably at its only job, to portacots that put infant lives at risk... these are the winners of a 2018 Shonky Award.

  • 2017 Shonky Awards

    From a fabric softener that performs worse than water, to a bank trying to recruit customers before they're born... these are the winners of a 2017 Shonky Award.

  • 2016 Shonky Awards

    From a carpet cleaner that performs worse than water, to a phone that’s too hot to handle... these are the winners of a 2016 Shonky Award.

  • 2015 Shonky Awards

    From a flushable wipe that you really shouldn't flush, to payday lenders who are cashing in on consumers... these are the winners of a 2015 Shonky Award.

  • 2014 Shonky Awards

    From a peanut butter biscuit that has no peanuts in it, to a bank that raids kids’ piggy banks... these are the winners of a 2014 Shonky Award.

  • 2013 Shonky Awards

    From a baby product that doesn't meet Australian Standards to an egg supplier with misleading “free range” claims... these are the winners of a 2013 Shonky Award.

  • 2012 Shonky Awards

    From a mould remover that doesn't remove mould, to a travel group with some dodgy practices... these are the winners of a 2012 Shonky Award.

  • 2011 Shonky Awards

    From a couple of terrible weight loss products to the entire insurance industry for shonky behaviour... these are the winners of a 2011 Shonky Award.

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