Five Big Things That Happened Today: Friday, October 17

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Whittaker's raises prices of its chocolate; High Court injunction over details in Tom Phillips case continues; Manslaughter charge over disappearance of Jason Butler four years ago.

'A last resort': Whittaker's chocolate prices going up

New Zealand chocolate producer Whittaker's is putting up prices again, citing cost increases in a challenging economic environment.

The company said there would be an increase to prices "across our range" from October 20 – but did not specify by how much the blocks and bars would go up.

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Manslaughter charge over the disappearance of Jason Butler four years ago

A 57-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the disappearance of Jason Butler almost four years ago.

Butler was first reported missing on October 27, 2021, after he hadn't been seen for four days.

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High Court injunction over details in Tom Phillips case continues

An injunction preventing the media from publishing certain details related to the investigation into Tom Phillips and his family remains in place.

Phillips, who had been on the run with his children, died following a shootout with police after they were called to reports of a burglary in the early hours of September 8.

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Watch: Moment tradie tackles man demanding cash from petrol station worker

Murray is a regular at the Gold Coast service station and said he was "s***ting himself" but it had to be done.

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ONE BONUS TO AGEING

Once you hit middle age, you may not be as athletically or cognitively honed as you once were, but research shows many psychological traits only improve after 60, 70 and sometimes even 80.

It explains why so many older people hold leadership roles in the workplace, writes associate professor of psychology Gilles E. Gignac.

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