THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is putting growers and traders in the horticulture industry on notice or...
17th July 2017 3:07 PM
MEN are the most vulnerable to investment scams which are offering attractive outcomes, but leave their victims with broken...
17th July 2017 12:07 PM
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will investigate allegations of price gouging by state-owned electricity...
16th July 2017 2:07 PM
BUNDABERG small businesses are being reminded to prepare for the ban on excessive payment surcharges that will apply to all...
08th July 2017 8:07 AM
NATIONAL Seniors Australia has backed an investigation into retirement giant Aveo to end the “fear and a sense of...
04th July 2017 10:07 AM
THE price of petrol is at its higher in almost two years, with the average driver now paying 129.1c per litre of fuel, the...
30th June 2017 8:06 AM
A Noosa councillor is fed up with Noosa continuously being taken for a ride by petrol providers and has made an official...
26th June 2017 4:06 PM
NOW in the depths of winter, be sure to check your heated throws to ensure it doesn't overheat.
26th June 2017 2:06 PM
DO you have these unsafe products in your home? The ACCC has issued a recall on them all in the past two weeks
23rd June 2017 5:06 AM
NBN customers have been targeted by a call centre scam which asks for remote access to computers
21st June 2017 6:06 PM
Roadcraft chief executive officer Sharlene Makin chats about her problems with the NBN.
21st June 2017 5:06 PM
THE consumer watchdog is taking legal action against Thermomix in the Federal Court following months of investigation into...
16th June 2017 11:06 AM
ACCC wont be declaring a wholesale domestic roaming service due to "insufficient evidence”.
08th May 2017 4:05 PM
RESIDENTS have been warned to stay vigilant against a burgeoning minefield of remote access scams, after a Sunshine Coast...
04th May 2017 5:05 AM
The competition watchdog has launched legal proceedings against Ramsay Health Care for alleged misuse of market power and...
02nd May 2017 10:05 AM
Did Telstra and Optus break the law by selling pricey NBN access for speeds they knew couldn't be achieved?
09th April 2017 10:04 AM
Telcos pulled up on NBN speed limits by Federal Govt and ACCC.
07th April 2017 5:04 AM
Discussions on disputed port infrastructure charges result in delay.
24th March 2017 4:03 PM
THE hearing aid industry has been put on notice by the consumer watchdog after an inquiry into sales practices and...
16th March 2017 2:03 PM
The nation's top consumer cop has launched a blistering attack on big businesses, saying he is "continually puzzled”...
15th March 2017 5:03 PM
THE ACCC has denied a bid from insurance companies for an intended cap on commissions earned on add-on insurance...
09th March 2017 3:03 PM
THE ACCC is calling for more transparency and competitiveness in the cattle and beef industries.
08th March 2017 9:03 AM
MORANBAH and Whitsunday motorists felt the pinch in December last year as petrol prices soared by 7.6%.
22nd Feb. 2017 3:02 PM
THREE popular models of one of Australia's best selling brands of car have been recalled after all were found to have the...
21st Feb. 2017 9:02 AM
THE ACCC has launched action against a number of providers in a bid to recoup some of the money taken, starting a number of...
18th Feb. 2017 5:02 AM
DAIRY farmers will today have their say on the milk price wars at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...
06th Feb. 2017 9:02 AM
A draft determination from the ACCC concluded that Canegrowers can have a constructive role to play as the parties attempt...
01st Feb. 2017 9:02 AM
FUEL outlets have been giving themselves an early Christmas present by hiking the price of fuel in the lead up to the...
18th Dec. 2016 1:12 PM
THE consumer watchdog has put Big Petrol on notice, saying there is no good reason for a price hike between now and...
16th Dec. 2016 10:12 AM
RECKITT Benckiser’s $1.7 million fine for misleading claims about targeted pain relief has been increased to $6m after an...
16th Dec. 2016 10:12 AM
THE ACCC has indicated it will approve a request from sugar industry lobby group Canegrowers, that would hand it broader...
16th Dec. 2016 6:12 AM
THE proposed collective negotiations would be conducted by local Canegrowers organisations on behalf of growers supplying...
15th Dec. 2016 11:12 AM
UPDATE: THE path has been cleared for the sale of Australian Regional Media – owner of this masthead title – to News...
08th Dec. 2016 8:12 AM
VIRGIN Australia and Jetstar have stopped the pre-selection of travel insurance on their online booking platforms following...
03rd Dec. 2016 8:12 AM
THE ACCC has denied the banks the right to collectively bargain and boycott in their negotiations with Apple over the new...
29th Nov. 2016 9:11 AM
A major Australian hotel chain has allegedly been caught rorting the TripAdvisor review system.
24th Nov. 2016 12:11 PM
AFTER no explanation for Mackay's high petrol prices, the council could go to the ACCC
23rd Nov. 2016 12:11 PM
ACCC issue an interim report after rumours of collusion in the beef sector come to light
05th Nov. 2016 11:11 AM
Minister for Resources and Northern Australia, Matt Canavan discusses recommendations in the interim report of the...
04th Nov. 2016 1:11 PM
BUNDABERG growers have welcomed the ACCC’s focus on the flawed Horticulture Code of Conduct - and await changes.
03rd Nov. 2016 6:11 PM
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released its report on the Australian cattle and beef market on...
03rd Nov. 2016 10:11 AM
Maranoa MP David Littleproud has welcomed the ACCC inquiry into national roaming.
31st Oct. 2016 11:10 AM
BIG business in Australia is becoming so powerful that it is beginning to worry the man charged with keeping them...
27th Oct. 2016 10:10 AM
Telstra and Vodafone at loggerheads over ACCC inquiry into national mobile roaming.
20th Oct. 2016 5:10 AM
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced it is investigating Wilmar Sugar,
15th Oct. 2016 6:10 AM
Daily Mercury journalist Emily Smith explores what is happening with the board of Australia's sugar terminals that could...
15th Oct. 2016 6:10 AM
ACCC releases combined statement of issues on proposals from Aurizon and Pacific National to acquire Glencore Coal's rail...
06th Oct. 2016 4:10 PM
OWNERS of a certain freestanding gas/electric cooker are at risk of being caught in an explosion
05th Oct. 2016 12:10 PM
CONSUMER group CHOICE welcomes the ACCC's investigation into online reviews and endorsements.
26th Sept. 2016 5:09 AM
A FARMER has been vindicated after a produce agent with operations in Bundaberg admitted to breaching the Horticulture Code...
21st Sept. 2016 6:09 PM
