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2 August , 2023

Regulator acts to improve grocery unit pricing in the UK

“To assist consumers with the cost of living crisis and the high rate of grocery price inflation, the ACCC and the Federal Government should follow the UK’s example and take action now to substantially improved the quality of the unit pricing provided by Australian grocery retailers and to improve the Grocery Unit Pricing Code administered by the ACCC.”

13 December , 2016

Productivity Commission calls for greater investment in consumer advocacy

Australia’s peak consumer body, the Consumers’ Federation of Australia, welcomed a finding from the Productivity Commission that additional public funding be provided to support consumer advocacy. The finding, made in the Commission’s Draft Report on Consumer Law Enforcement and Administration, recognised there is considerable unmet demand from policy makers for input from informed consumer advocates.…

28 May , 2013

Consumers rate food, energy and security online as biggest concerns

CFA survey attracts nearly 600 engaged consumers

18 February , 2013

The good, the bad and the worrying – the year that was in consumer policy

We reflect on the successes and disappointments of 2012

18 February , 2013

CFA seeks funding for improved consumer advocacy

CFA asks for ongoing Commonwealth support to expand its activities as the peak for consumer organisations

4 December , 2012

Gillard’s energy sector changes: thumbs up and down?

Friday’s COAG meeting a “once in a decade chance” at energy reform

18 March , 2012 0 comments

From the archives: a history of the Australian consumer movement to 1996

In 1996 CFA commissioned A History of the Australian Consumer Movement. It was a 40 page booklet edited by Fiona Marsden summarising a longer academic paper by Jane Brown. Other sources for history of the Australian consumer movement include A McLeod’s Abundance, Buying and Selling in Postwar Australia with a forward by Allan Fels. It is based on…

22 December , 2011 0 comments

Ensuring the safety of chemicals in cosmetics

Ingredients in cosmetic products are classed as industrial chemicals, even those described as naturally occurring. To make sure these products are safe for the workers handling them, the environment and for use by consumers, the Australian Government assesses the ingredients used in the manufacture and importation of cosmetics in Australia.