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Sarah Proudfoot has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the ACCC following an extensive external recruitment process. Ms Proudfoot started with the ACCC/AER in 2005 when she joined the agency’s Infocentre. She has since held a range of senior roles in the agency, including executive general manager of the ACCC Infrastructure Division between 2020…
Read More New ACCC CEO Appointed
HOME SAFETY
Furniture suppliers are now required to provide safety warnings to consumers about the dangers of toppling furniture after the mandatory information standard for toppling furniture came into effect on 4 May 2025. Since the year 2000 at least 28 people, including 17 children under five, have died in Australia from toppling furniture and televisions. Each year more…
Read More Mandatory information standard for toppling furniture now in affect
Regulations
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking applications from professionals with relevant expertise in medicine and science, and consumers with relevant expertise in consumer perspectives and issues. Successful applicants will contribute significantly towards the TGA’s regulatory functions by providing independent expert advice on matters across a broad spectrum of issues relating to medicines, medical…
Read More Advisory Committee openings at the Therapeutic Goods Administration
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Australia’s peak communications consumer body, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network – ACCAN, is calling on the major parties to commit to a concessional internet product delivered by NBN Co to provide a cost-of-living boost to low-income Australians this Federal election. This follows a new ACCAN report undertaken by Essential Research which shows significant popular…
Read More “No Australian Left Offline”, report finds strong support for concessional internet
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The Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN) has welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) timely review of the motor vehicle finance industry. The review aims to address systemic issues affecting consumers in regional, remote, and First Nations communities. ASIC’s review, announced in March, will scrutinise lenders, brokers, and intermediaries for compliance with consumer protection…
Read More ICAN welcomes ASIC review into motor vehicle finance industry
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Quantum computing holds the potential to revolutionize fields from chemistry and logistics to finance and physics. This shift from the classical digital representation found in today’s conventional computers to a quantum digital representation in tomorrow’s computers is expected to bring increases in computing power and new, innovative software applications, allowing us to tackle more complex…
Read More Quantum computing vocabulary – Standard for use in all types of organisations
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Going all-electric is a huge benefit to consumers, particularly in terms of cost and emissions savings. It tends to better utilise the electricity network, so the fully electric household (with an electric car) puts downward pressure on electricity prices for its neighbours. But the transition to all-electric homes and businesses needs to be delivered in a way…
Read More Transition away from gas must benefit all consumers
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The National Anti-Scam Centre has seen a significant rise in financial criminals targeting Australians in phishing scams that scare people to believe that their bank accounts or cryptocurrency wallets have been hacked or compromised. These scams use a sense of urgency and fear to make people act quickly and use phrases such as ‘account compromised’,…
Read More National Anti-Scam Centre warns that criminal ‘account compromised’ scams are on the rise
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Independents, Greens and other crossbench candidates are pushing the next government to substantially increase income support to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and lift people out of poverty. With a minority government possible after this election, crossbenchers have signed a joint statement with ACOSS and representatives from the community sector declaring that raising the rate is…
Read More Crossbenchers and community advocates push for increase to income support
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The Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) and Monash University recently partnered together on a new report ‘Playing the Player: Unfair digital gaming practices and their impact on Australians‘. Below is the introduction and 9 key recommendations of the report. To download a copy of the full report, or to see a summary of the key…
Read More Playing the Player – new report shines a light on dark gaming patterns
Law Cases
The Federal Court has today found oil and gas services company Qteq Pty Ltd and its executive chairman Simon Ashton engaged in cartel conduct in relation to the supply of goods and services in the oil and gas industry, following court action by the ACCC. The Court found that between 2017 and 2019, on five…
Read More Federal Court finds Qteq and Simon Ashton engaged in ‘cartel conduct’
News
Consumer Action Law Centre has revealed a list of its top consumer-centric priorities to make life fairer and better for all Australians, ahead of the upcoming federal Election. “This Federal Election is all about the cost-of-living, and no matter who steps into government it’s vital that they prioritise relieving the harsh financial burdens now being felt by…
Read More Cost of Living Crisis the top priority for 2025 Election
