NBN Co Guarantees Payments To RSPs For Faults
NBN Co has agreed to pay a swag of new fines to retail service providers as part of an enforceable undertaking (service... Read More
News Corp Submission Urges ACCC To Break Up Google
News Corporation Australia has recommended to the ACCC that Google be broken up, due to its unprecedented dominance in the search engine... Read More
ACCC Commences Inquiry into Telstra Fixed-Line Services
The ACCC is commencing an inquiry on the future of six fixed-line services on Telstra’s copper network post 31 July 2019 when... Read More
Small Businesses Hurt By Unfair Contracts, ACCC Report Finds
Australia’s small businesses are being hurt by unfair contracts terms, deceptive conduct and scams, the ACCC’s latest Small Business in Focus report... Read More
ACCC Warns Of Telstra, NBN Scams
The ACCC is warning individuals to be wary of scammers imitating well-known businesses or the police in order to access victim’s computers... Read More
Oz Consumer Law Penalties Set To Soar
The Federal Parliament has today passed legislation set to increase maximum consumer law penalties from around $1.1 million to over $10 million.... Read More
ACCC Cracks Down On Trivago For Biased Hotel Prices
The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Trivago, alleging the online hotel booking company misled consumers, by prioritising certain... Read More
ACCC Cracks Down On Electricity Profits
The ACCC has formally been tasked with investigating electricity profit margins, with the federal government requesting a report every six months until... Read More
ACCC Claims Unsafe Products “Far Too High”
The ACCC has continued to call for a ‘General Safety Provision’, asserting many consumers are unaware it’s not illegal to supply unsafe... Read More
AFL, NRL Change Returns Policy After ACCC Pressure
Twenty-one football clubs from both AFL and NRL codes have changed their returns and refunds policies following an ACCC investigation that found... Read More