CFA member the Consumer Action Law Centre has taken its concerns about outdated and potentially misleading information on eBay.com.au to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) after eBay International AG (eBay) failed to respond to the centre’s letter outlining its concerns.
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The UK’s Consumer Focus reports that two major energy companies have permanently ceased using door to door selling in their marketing.
Read More Two energy companies permanently abandon door to door sales
Communications Alliance has released the long awaited consumer protection code and now invites public comment.
Read More Telecommunications Consumer Protections Industry Code released for comment
The Productivity Commission’s report on its Inquiry into Australia’s Urban Water Sector is a mixed bag for water consumers, but it strongly endorses the need for consumer advocacy on water policy and on consumer policy generally.
Read More Productivity Commission reconfirms need for national consumer advocacy and research
CFA member CHOICE updates it’s better food labelling campaign.
Read More Momentum building around kilojoule-counts on fast food menu boards
A disability support pensioner, Ronald Hayes, has taken legal action against Australian’s biggest payday lender in the Victorian Magistrates Court.
Read More Cash Converters lending practices challenged in court
ACCAN and Financial Counselling Australia are celebrating a major step forward in the Fair Calls for All campaign.
Read More Nearly the end for high cost 1800 and 13 calls from mobile phones
“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…
Read More The “Nanny State” cleans up at IQ squared debate
The Productivity Commission has released the final report on its inquiry into Australia’s urban water sector, proposing profound changes to the way water services are provided in cities and regional towns across Australia. Along the way it restated its support for national funding of a peak consumer advocacy organisation.
Read More Profound changes to urban water services recommended
CFA member ACCAN is celebrating a major step forward in its campaign for fair calls following an announcement today that the telco regulator, the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) will put an end to the high cost of 1800 and 13 calls from mobiles. The ACMA has plans to alter what’s known as the…
Read More Major victory in campaign for Fair Calls from Mobiles
The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has said that agreement has been reached on a globally-recognised set of methodologies to assess the environmental impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs), and on preparing a report on guidelines on the use of minerals from conflict areas. See more information here.
Read More UN reports agreement on ways to assess green impact of information technologies
CFA Member ACCAN has provided its view on Telstra’s proposed structural separation undertaking (SSU) in a submission to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). Along with much of the industry, we agree with the ACCC that the current SSU is lacking a clear and enforceable commitment to fair treatment of retail competitors. ACCAN supports…
Read More Fair treatment of competitors needed in Telstra separation
