Vacuum sales to elderly women judged as dishonest
Lux Distributors to pay $370,000 following ACCC court action
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Australians lose over $80 million to scams in 2014
ACCC urges consumers to ‘get smarter with data’
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ACCC decision could see mobile charges drop
Final determination on SMS and call termination charges due in July
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Spreets to pay penalties of $600,000 for misleading consumers
Online group buying site fined for contraventions of Australian Consumer Law
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ACCC warns people to hang up on immigration scams
More than $3500 lost so far to fraudulent requests for money over visa issues
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iiNet Limited pays $204,000 for small print in tram ads
Minimum price of naked broadband plans didn’t meet prominence requirements
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Tension, migrane, back pain: it’s all headaches for Nurofen as ACCC takes action on misleading claims
Identical products sold as specialty drugs
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ACCC takes action against Rick Otton to shatter the $1 house myth
ASIC also enlisted to institute separate proceedings concerning consumer finance laws
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ACCC signals tougher penalties in presentation of new priorities
Cartels, unfair groceries and online market place in the sights of competition watchdog
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Simply Energy pays $20,400 penalty for alleged misleading door-to-door sales
Representatives hoping to switch consumers said there was an ‘urgent problem’ with existing supply
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Origin Companies ordered to pay penalties of $325,000 for misleading “discounts”
Higher than standard rate used to calculate savings
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Report on domestic violence and utility debt prompts ACCC warning
CUAC research will also inform Royal Commission
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