CONCERN over rural and regional phone coverage has prompted a competition watchdog investigation into mandatory roaming.
07th Sept. 2016 1:09 PM
A precautionary recall by Volvo Group Australia (VGA) has been issued for 6,909 Mack trucks due to a split pin...
06th Sept. 2016 1:09 PM
ACCC to investigate dairy industry pricing practices.
31st Aug. 2016 12:08 PM
YOU want to give me $200? Sounds too good to be true.
24th Aug. 2016 2:08 PM
THE ACCC reports that retail fuel prices are at their lowest levels since 2002, but consumers may not be getting the full...
23rd Aug. 2016 1:08 PM
IT'S the question on everyone's lips, why are Rockhampton drivers paying more at the bowsers?
22nd Aug. 2016 10:08 AM
IS multi-level marketing the latest incarnation of the infamous pyramid scheme?
16th Aug. 2016 5:08 AM
PARENTS who have purchased a Tommee Tippee Super Soft Comforter after May are being urged to return them immediately
12th Aug. 2016 9:08 AM
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it will not oppose JB Hi-Fi Limited's proposed acquisition...
11th Aug. 2016 2:08 PM
THE ACCC is asking consumers to check their homes for dangerous products, after 670 recalls were issued last financial...
03rd Aug. 2016 4:08 PM
AN INDUSTRY body has hit back at claims that some market produce agents are withholding or failing to make payments to...
13th July 2016 5:07 PM
BUNDABERG farmers have had the chance to share their trading horror stories with the Australian Competition and Consumer...
12th July 2016 6:07 PM
A NEW guide for small businesses and farmers by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission explains the potential...
08th July 2016 1:07 PM
A SCAM that circulated email addresses last year claiming to be from Telstra offering customers a refund has surfaced once...
04th July 2016 5:07 PM
DURING 2015 $84.9 million was reported lost due to scams.
01st July 2016 10:07 AM
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning the public to be alert to scams offering fake gift cards or...
30th June 2016 7:06 AM
Australia's consumer watchdog is taking Heinz to the Federal Court over its Little Kids Shredz products, accusing the...
21st June 2016 7:06 PM
People involved with cattle and beef markets will have a chance to have their say about competition and fair trading issues...
10th June 2016 6:06 AM
Fuel prices in Coffs Harbour dropped in the first quater of this year, the ACCC has found.
09th June 2016 6:06 AM
A WARNING has been issued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission about a scam targeting Northern Rivers...
03rd June 2016 5:06 AM
THE Australia Competition and Consumer Commission is set ot host a forum as part of their market study into the cattle and...
31st May 2016 10:05 AM
CRIKEY, I’m getting bombarded by email scams.
23rd May 2016 6:05 AM
IT WAS a night like any other as Coffs Harbour woman Holly Lacy boiled water to make pasta.
14th May 2016 6:05 AM
THE manufacturer of Ugg Boots has been fined for claiming the Chinese-made sheepskin boots were made in the Australian...
04th May 2016 5:05 AM
THE competition watchdog has raised concerns that Telstra may benefit against its rivals from the information it gains...
11th April 2016 11:04 AM
Sherele Moody AUSTRALIA’S consumer watchdog is turning its attention to the beef industry.
06th April 2016 5:04 AM
MELBOURNE Airport makes the highest profit from parking but has the equal lowest consumer satisfaction level, Australia's...
23rd March 2016 2:03 PM
THE east coast gas market has experienced a triple-whammy of local and international events and changes, according to...
10th March 2016 5:03 AM
THE Palaszczuk Government’s Petrol price Summit on Wednesday has ended with calls for an investigation into the cost of...
04th March 2016 8:03 AM
“I want the ACCC to now launch a study into the Queensland market as soon as possible." - Energy Minister Mark Bailey.
03rd March 2016 12:03 PM
COMPANIES that slug consumers with “excessive” credit card surcharges could face $108,000 fines under laws passed this...
24th Feb. 2016 5:02 AM
AUSTRALIAN motorists are yet to see lower costs at petrol bowsers around the country, despite the record low global oil...
16th Feb. 2016 5:02 AM
THE Federal Court has ordered Woolworths to pay more than $3 million for misleading consumers.
15th Feb. 2016 11:02 AM
A TWENTY cent difference between the price of unleaded petrol at Casino and Ballina has prompted Page MP Kevin Hogan to...
23rd Jan. 2016 4:01 AM
HAVE you ever wondered why Northern Rivers' petrol prices are higher than in the cities?
21st Jan. 2016 2:01 PM
WHILE online retailers and shops continue to sell hoverboards, consumer advocates have welcomed an ACCC investigation into...
16th Jan. 2016 5:01 AM
CUSTOMERS with gift cards from Dick Smith’s six Coast stores face uncertainty about whether they will be able to redeem...
08th Jan. 2016 5:01 AM
FEDERAL Health Minister Sussan Ley has asked her department to alert the ACCC about plans by the makers of Panadol Osteo to...
30th Dec. 2015 6:12 PM
THE fuel industry’s chief advocate says the ACCC has gone too far in accusing petrol retailers of price gouging.
17th Dec. 2015 5:12 AM
THEY are predicted to one of this year's hot Christmas present items, but its a different kind of heat consumer watchdogs...
11th Dec. 2015 5:12 PM
THE giant slide that visited Gladstone in September and left many punters disappointed has had yet another failed event –...
03rd Dec. 2015 10:12 AM
MEMBER for Cowper Luke Hartsuyker has faced his first major challenge in his newly appointed role as Minister for...
02nd Dec. 2015 4:12 AM
THIS week’s successful prosecution of airlines Jetstar and Virgin Australia by the ACCC comes after the regulator warned it...
23rd Nov. 2015 9:11 AM
GLOBAL gas giant Shell will be allowed to takeover BG Group, with the corporate watchdog approving the deal in part because...
19th Nov. 2015 3:11 PM
THE ACCC is warning people of scammers who are imitating Centrelink officers to trick people into handing over their money...
13th Nov. 2015 9:11 AM
THE taxi industry will have to wait until next year to learn the fate of a cross-company app designed to combat Uber.
10th Nov. 2015 3:11 PM
THE head of the nation’s competition watchdog says media rules governing who can own what are outdated in the online...
05th Nov. 2015 5:11 PM
THE ACCC has released a guide to assist egg producers to have a better understanding of their rights and obligations when...
07th Oct. 2015 10:10 AM
FIAT Chrysler Australia has agreed to an independent review of customer complaints in a deal with the Australian...
16th Sept. 2015 5:09 AM
THE ACCC is urging the community not to send money or personal details to strangers after $45 million was reported lost to...
13th July 2015 10:07 AM
