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One of the key barriers to EV adoption is the availability of EV charging infrastructure. While many EV owners charge their vehicles at home or at work, access to public charging remains essential for potential EV drivers. These specifications will help ensure a wider range of high-quality EV charging options is available, making it easier…
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As we look forward to summer and being able to swim at our beaches and in our pools it important that safety measures are in place to safeguard against drowning. Adequate supervision, swimming lessons, and public education, can all help create a safer future for all Australian swimmers. It is also essential for all pool…
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The Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-REG) has published a working paper on multimodal foundation models (MFMs) used in generative artificial intelligence (AI). The latest working paper “Examination of technology – Multimodal Foundation Models” examines MFMs – a type of generative AI that can process and output multiple data types, such as image, audio or video…
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There is currently no easy way for consumers to compare the energy use, energy efficiency, running cost or greenhouse gas emissions of different heater types, e.g. air conditioners (heat pumps), gas space heaters, and electric resistance heaters. Space heating accounts for around a third of residential energy use in Australia and New Zealand. Space heating…
Read More Space heaters – Have your say on performance comparisons of residential space heaters
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In a safe place, in a safe way
Sleep bub in a way that keeps their airways open and uncovered, so they can breathe easily, find out how here and watch the video. Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) involves infant inclined products and sleep environments that place an infant’s head above a horizontal position and pose serious safety concerns. Sleeping on an…
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Fire Protection Month serves as a reminder of the importance of fire safety measures and the ongoing efforts to prevent tragedies from occurring in our communities. The impact of fire on individuals, communities and the environment are devastating. The Western Australian Department of Fire & Emergency Services has information about preventing a fire in the…
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The ACCC is investigating the safety of aftermarket children’s car seat head straps and baby bottle self-feeding devices, after the Assistant Treasurer issued Safety Warning Notices for each of the products. The safety warning notices warn consumers of the possible risks of injury or death to infants and children associated with the use of these products. “The ACCC…
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The TGA is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the regulation of assistive technologies. The TGA is Australia’s government authority responsible for evaluating, assessing, and monitoring products that are defined as therapeutic goods including medicines, medical devices and biologicals to help Australians stay healthy and safe. The current provisions in the Therapeutic Goods (Excluded Goods) Determination…
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The Albanese Government has implemented the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s recommendation to make new mandatory safety and information standards for infant sleep products. The ACCC estimates that parents tragically lose ten babies every year due to unsafe sleeping and inclined non?sleep products in Australia. The Government’s new mandatory standards will aim to reduce the…
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Gerard Brody, Chair, Consumers' Federation of Australia: "There's a real value to consumer organisations. As consumer advocates, we see what's going on and we're able to present to government not only the problems, but also the experience, the insights, the connections and the research to help them with solutions."
False information, widespread political change, budgetary cuts. These are just some of mounting issues facing civil society in 2024 at a time when the role they play is needed more than ever. Next week, Consumers International joins discussions at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) to discuss the role of consumer organisations, the value…
Read More Consumers International Speaks With Intergovernmental Group of Experts for Consumer Protection Law and Policy
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Building Ministers have agreed to add climate resilience as an objective of the Australian Building Codes Board. This responds to a recommendation from the 2020 National Natural Disaster Arrangements Royal Commission and paves the way for the Australian Building Codes Board to consider future standards which ensure buildings can better withstand more extreme weather. This…
Read More Building Ministers Agree to ‘climate resilience objective’
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LG Energy Solution has provided an enforceable undertaking that it will increase its efforts to alert and protect consumers from faulty LG solar storage batteries which can overheat and catch fire without warning. Since 2020, LG has issued voluntary recalls affecting around 18,000 affected batteries. There have been 15 incidents of property damage caused by the solar…
Read More LG Undertakes to Locate and Fix Dangerous Solar Batteries
