Momentum building around kilojoule-counts on fast food menu boards
CFA member CHOICE updates it’s better food labelling campaign.
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ASIC exposes consumer credit insurance dirty tactics
Consumer Action says that ASIC’s report into consumer credit insurance shows that many lenders selling CCI use unfair tactics to sell the product, and that the industry has failed to address problems that have existed for more than 20 years.
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How to save money with grocery unit pricing
The huge range of brands and sizes of grocery items in most supermarkets makes it difficult to work out which are the best value for money.
One way to do this is to compare the price per unit of measure – the unit price.
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ACCAN seeks views on regional telecommunications
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Once every three years the Regional Telecommunications Review considers whether people in regional, rural and remote parts of Australia have equitable access to telecommunications.
ACCAN is seeking your views on the top telco issues in regional Australia at the moment to help inform its submission.
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ACCC Chair puts supermarkets on notice
Rod Sims ACCC Chair
Rod Sims, new chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission made his first address to the Melbourne Press Club on 10 October 2011, putting a number of sectors on notice, including the major supermarket chains. “The two major supermarkets have significant market power, with many smaller suppliers feeling they lack a real ability to…
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Cash Converters lending practices challenged in court
A disability support pensioner, Ronald Hayes, has taken legal action against Australian’s biggest payday lender in the Victorian Magistrates Court.
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ACCC takes action over ‘free to roam’ chicken claims
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court, alleging misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to the promotion and supply of chicken products. The ACCC is taking action against Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd and Bartter Enterprises Pty Ltd which supply chickens nationally under the Steggles brand, Turi Foods which supplies…
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Nearly the end for high cost 1800 and 13 calls from mobile phones
ACCAN and Financial Counselling Australia are celebrating a major step forward in the Fair Calls for All campaign.
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ACCC pursues solar scams, misleading door-to-door sales and internet advertising
The Federal Court has dismissed allegations by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that internet search engine Google engaged in practices likely to mislead consumers.
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Wireless increasingly popular, but fixed lines dominate downloads
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Telecommunications Reports 2009-10, tabled in Parliament today, show clear trends developing around fixed and mobile services.
Subscription numbers for both fixed and mobile services suggest that while mobile take-up continues to grow, this is not necessarily at the cost of fixed line services.
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New ACCC scam alerts: solar offers and fake government websites
SCAMwatch is warning Australians to continue to be wary of scammers who offer bogus government rebates for the installation of solar panels and scam websites that either falsely claim to be affiliated with government or boast bogus government endorsements.
Read these latest scam watch alerts from the ACCC.
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The “Nanny State” cleans up at IQ squared debate
“Nanny state” is an ideological term invented by extremists to deride the innovations of modern law and government designed to offer consumers and citizens protections from risks that it is unreasonable to place on individuals alone. Of course many who now use the term d so innocently and now are merely concerned that in some…
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