Credit Ombudsman seeks comment on proposal for dealing with consumers’ representatives
Responses welcomed before end of this week
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Electrical cables recalled after failing safety standards
Tradesmen urged to contact consumers if they installed cables in question between 2010-13
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Mobil undertakes to not subscribe to petrol price information sharing services
Mobil agrees to that it will not subscribe to the retail petrol price sharing service for the next five years.
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Choice calls for ban on conflicted advice
CFA member, CHOICE asks Financial System Inquiry to clean up advice industry to protect consumers
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Australian consumer news weekly round up
Consumer news stories that caught our eye this week
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ASIC consults on red tape reduction proposals for ASIC market integrity rules
New report misses the mark for energy consumers
CHOICE says unfair energy contracts and poor information leave consumers in the dark
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Consumer voice in travel industry
Consumer group to provide information and advocacy for Australian travellers
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ACCC takes action against Informed Sources and petrol retailers for price information sharing
Australia’s competition regulator intervene’s over alleged petrol price collusion between Australia’s big petrol retailers
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How your shopping choices will help Coles and Woolworths take on the banks
Supermarkets are gathering information on Australians’ financial situations and lifestyles as they prepare to take on the big four banks
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Maggie Beer Products acknowledges labelling likely to be misleading
Food icon Maggie Beer has agreed her company misled consumers, following an investigation by the consumer watchdog
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ASIC acts to ensure better disclosure by ALDI of credit card and contactless payment surcharges
The corporate regulator has criticised supermarket chain Aldi, for not adequately advising customers of its credit card surcharges
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