Google and Facebook won’t live up to their promise of trying to benefit society until they start paying for journalism, the...
19th May 2020 5:05 PM
Australia’s competition watchdog has accused Mercedes-Benz of putting lives at risk by failing to meet deadlines for a...
26th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM
Popular travel website Trivago has been slammed for using a ranking system to mislead consumers about cheap hotel deals.
21st Jan. 2020 12:01 PM
Aussies have dug deep to support our fire-ravaged communities – but there have already been dozens of reports of...
07th Jan. 2020 10:01 AM
Drivers who own a Ford Courier made between 1998 and 2000 should check if their vehicle is included in a new airbag safety...
23rd Dec. 2019 4:12 PM
An advert promising glasses donations to those in need is under investigation with allegations business Oscar Wylee wasn’t...
13th Dec. 2019 1:12 PM
Two roofers have been bit by the consumer watchdog after trying to use a hailstorm to put their prices up on Facebook.
11th Dec. 2019 7:12 PM
A funeral market leader has been accused of adding an "unnecessary" late fee of $352 by default to its bills. The company...
22nd Nov. 2019 10:11 AM
Aussies are unhappy with the way websites are selling their personal information to companies – but most of them have no...
21st Nov. 2019 9:11 AM
The ACCC is taking Mazda to court for lying to customers and failing to fix their vehicles after repeated life-threatening...
31st Oct. 2019 8:10 PM
Release of dairy farmers exposure code soon
24th Oct. 2019 9:10 AM
A new safety standard for quad bikes will be introduced to help reduce the risk of rollovers, crush injuries, and death.
12th Oct. 2019 9:10 AM
NINE in ten Australian adults are members of a loyalty scheme, and the chance to score a freebie can be very appealing. But...
07th Oct. 2019 10:10 AM
The consumer watchdog has urged owners of these 20,000 vehicles to stop driving them “immediately” due to a potentially...
04th Oct. 2019 2:10 PM
The nation’s top consumer protection cop says there’s “no way in the world” he would have a digital assistant device such...
14th Aug. 2019 7:08 AM
The ABC’s Insiders program turned tense this morning as host Annabel Crabb refused to allow her guest to dodge an awkward...
28th July 2019 3:07 PM
AUSTRALIA'S wine industry needs increased competition among grape buyers to boost its growth prospects, the ACCC's deputy...
22nd July 2019 5:07 PM
Vodafone has agreed to refund customers hit by charges from shady digital content operators but, unlike Optus and Telstra...
16th July 2019 2:07 PM
AUSTRALIANS lost almost half a billion dollars to scammers in 2018, according to the latest figures in the ACCC's Targeting...
30th April 2019 3:04 PM
THE consumer watchdog has issued an urgent recall for a popular brand of sunnies bought at a major discount department...
22nd April 2019 3:04 PM
A popular travel company is in the firing line after the ACCC claimed it misled customers out of millions with dodgy...
28th March 2019 12:03 PM
Government announces draft principles of a mandatory dairy code.
22nd March 2019 4:03 PM
The ACCC is monitoring airport profits and say there is a need to regulate these more closely.
08th Feb. 2019 7:02 AM
THE pressure to find that last-minute deals this Christmas could knock you into the ever-waiting hands of scammers...
13th Dec. 2018 2:12 PM
THE hammer is coming down on Google and Facebook as Australia’s top consumer watchdog warns they are becoming too powerful.
10th Dec. 2018 10:12 AM
