Consumer Action welcomes Maurice Blackburn’s class action against Cash Converters, which alleges Cash Converters ‘illegally exploited thousands of financially struggling Australians by imposing charges that far exceed the legal interest...
Read MoreOne of Australia’s biggest payday lenders, The Cash Store, will face allegations of irresponsible lending and unconscionable conduct before the Federal Court. ...
Read MoreThe organisation behind the national Do Not Knock campaign, has welcomed the ACCC's Federal Court proceedings against Australian Power & Gas Company Ltd in relation to its door-to-door selling practices....
Read MoreA coalition of eleven consumer and older Australian advocates has released a thirteen point strategy to end the funeral insurance rip-off....
Read MoreConsumer Action has welcomed the ACCC's Full Federal Court victory against a company that sold vacuum cleaners costing more than $2000 using in-home sales tactics....
Read MoreConsumer Action and Financial Counselling Australia have welcomed Ms Anna Buduls’ independent report into Centrepay—a payment system which helps Centrelink recipients manage their income....
Read MoreAs delegates converge on Brisbane for the annual regulators conference, Consumer Action has urged national and state energy regulators to ensure any move to an emission trading scheme results in...
Read More335 complaints about door-to-door salespeople have now been lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission through www.donotknock.org.au....
Read MoreA new report from the Consumer Action Law Centre calls for changes to Magistrates Court procedures to protect consumers from inaccurate law suits and inappropriate judgments....
Read MoreThis week marks the introduction of new consumer protections in the payday lending industry. But consumer advocates remain sceptical that new protections will result in meaningful change....
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