Home trampolines and safety
Standard review to reduce the frequency and severity of injuries related to domestic trampoline use.
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Strong support for equal access to TV
30,000 postcards sent to Minister & ABC urging them to implement ongoing audio description service
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Name and shame dodgy mobile apps
Commonwealth inquiry to look at consumer experiences with mobile commerce and apps
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NSW Minister uses ACL powers to follow up on Shonky
Roberts targets four shonky products for enforcement action
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Shoppers want food and manufacturing origin info
CHOICE survey suggests consumers want to be able to support Australian farmers and manufacturing jobs
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‘We Buy Houses’ puts consumers at risk
Consumer Action says rent to buy schemes may end up hurting both the buyer and seller
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One step closer to fixing the energy system
Senate’s final report has big implications for affordable energy.
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ACCC rejects Egg Corp’s free range farce
CHOICE calls for official national free-range standard
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Reforms ahead for Australia’s broken electricity sector
Senate moves to ease electricity price burden, but is it decisive?
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Swimming pools: Standards enhance child safety
Most private swimming pools drownings involve children under five
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ACCC enforcement work for October
Eternal Beauty to pay penalties and costs of $100,000 for resale price maintenance The Federal Court in Melbourne has imposed penalties of $90,000 against Eternal Beauty Products Pty Ltd (Eternal Beauty) and its Director, Penny Rider, a wholesaler and retailer of skin care products and its only Australian Director, for engaging in resale price maintenance.…
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Debt collector ACM collects ASIC sting
Court finds ACM Group’s misleading conduct was ‘systemic’; issue raised by Consumer Action
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