Consumer Action believes the consumer protection framework in the domestic building industry needs a complete overhaul....
Read MoreConsumer advocates and financial counsellors have lamented the lost opportunity to effectively protect vulnerable Australians from exploitative payday and short term loans....
Read MoreConsumer Action has lamented that federal regulations designed to limit the harm caused by unsolicited credit limit increase offers have been watered down to the point where they are all...
Read MoreConsumer Action, tired of hearing stories of salespeople taking advantage of the vulnerable Australians, has launched a petition calling on Australia’s energy retailers to voluntarily end door-to-door sales. ...
Read MoreConsumer Action and the Consumer Credit Legal Centre NSW have questioned whether it was appropriate for payday loan broker The Cash Store to sell a ‘payment protection plan' to an...
Read MoreConsumer Action does not agree with the Commission's assessment that subsidising flood insurance will reduce the incentives for consumers to mitigate their flood risk and so create a barrier to...
Read MoreThe submission outlines why Consumer Action doesn't support the proposal to exempt restaurants and cafes from national single pricing requirements....
Read MoreConsumer Action's response to a Commonwealth Government discussion paper on reducing reliance on payday lending....
Read MoreAnother 26 complaints about door-to-door salespeople have been lodged with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as part of the Consumer Action Law Centre’s Do Not Knock Campaign. ...
Read MoreConsumer Action’s response to the Review of Limited Merits Review Regime's Consultation Paper 2, Additional Statement of Issues and Questions....
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