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
"I HAVE questioned the ACCC and others on this and have never had a reasonable explanation."
20th Nov. 2018 11:11 AM
Queensland has this week introduced new 'lemon laws' to protect unwitting car buyers and help those who purchase dealership...
17th Nov. 2018 1:11 PM
Clothing retailer issues nationwide recall on popular item for babies
15th Nov. 2018 8:11 AM
THE Australian consumer watchdog has issued a warning to dairy processors not to mislead farmers about milk prices.
18th Sept. 2018 2:09 PM
FOOTY fans have been misled by several AFL and NRL clubs over when and how they can return merchandise, the consumer...
16th Aug. 2018 3:08 PM
A WARNING has been issued due to fears the faulty product could cause a serious injury.
07th Aug. 2018 10:08 AM
ALMOST two million potentially deadly Takata airbags still need replacing in cars across Australia, new figures released...
02nd Aug. 2018 9:08 AM
Flynn MP says there are 'too many fingers in the pie' in the Queensland market.
12th July 2018 4:07 AM
Have you received a phone call like this?
11th July 2018 4:07 AM
ONE of the world’s biggest TV makers misled Australian buyers on their warranty rights, the Federal Court has found.
28th June 2018 9:06 AM
MILLIONS of us are paying for private health insurance every single year — but is it actually worth our hard-earned...
27th June 2018 11:06 AM
TECH giant Apple will be forced to cough up $9 million for misleading Australian customers, in a win that could also unlock...
19th June 2018 11:06 AM
THE Federal Court has whacked Optus with a $1.5 million fine after it was found Australia’s second largest internet...
23rd May 2018 9:05 AM
Callers impersonating Centrelink staff are causing mayhem and now the Department of Human Services has created a helpline...
21st May 2018 2:05 PM
OFFICIAL statistics show Aussies lost $340 million to scammers last year — but one expert says the true figure is much...
21st May 2018 10:05 AM
'WHEN when you see mayors ripping off their rate payers that is very upsetting for those who do the right thing.'
17th May 2018 5:05 AM
MOST people fill up at the same petrol station, but it may be time to switch as a major chain is revealed to be the most...
14th May 2018 10:05 AM
THE ACCC is investigating accusations Google is using as much as $580 million worth of Australians’ phone plan data...
14th May 2018 6:05 AM
IN what is arguably the most surprising revelation yet in, “non-users” of Facebook may not be safe either.
03rd May 2018 5:05 PM
THE competition watchdog has released its long-awaited final report on the dairy industry and supermarkets’ controversial...
30th April 2018 3:04 PM
BREAKING: Telstra has been hit with a record fine after it signed customers up for ringtones and games without their...
26th April 2018 5:04 PM
The "Powershift" gearbox is at the heart of $10 million fine.
26th April 2018 12:04 PM
FORD has been handed the biggest fine for a car company in Australia after failing to fix faulty gearboxes and insisting it...
26th April 2018 12:04 PM
Australia's airports are gouging motorists and making off like bandits.
26th April 2018 10:04 AM
AUSTRALIA’S airports are gouging motorists and making off like bandits, with a new report revealing just how bad it is.
26th April 2018 10:04 AM
