Articles Archives - Page 155 of 179 - Consumers' Federation of Australia

24 September , 2012

House of Reps committee rejects ‘Do Not Knock’ Bill

Proponents not satisfied. We recommend using Do Not Knock stickers for now!

24 September , 2012

Ian Jarratt looks at changes needed to catch up to UK unit pricing standards.

20 September , 2012

Three-quarters of the 20 lenders it surveyed failed to hold records of how they calculated how much borrowers should be charged.

20 September , 2012

But cautions against denying consumers information on food manufacturing.

20 September , 2012

The ACCC has joined 40 consumer protection countries from around the world to focus on fine print in online shopping.

18 September , 2012

Consumers need to have a single uniform method of verifying conformance to safety standards.

18 September , 2012

Smart City project leads to Standards project to support the commercialisation of smart grids in Australia.

17 September , 2012

Committee’s rejection of a Do Not Knock register can’t be the end of the debate.

16 September , 2012

ACCC enforcement results include a product safety campaign, fines, recalls and public clarifications

16 September , 2012

Ian Jarrett urges consumer groups to comment on the Productivity Commission’s draft report.

15 September , 2012

ACCC likely to authorise a project to provide fee free ATM withdrawals and balance inquiries.

14 September , 2012

The ACCC’s recent scam alerts include fee refunds, carbon price scams and the ‘hitman’ SMS death threat scams.