Consumer Action hosted a morning tea at Parliament House on 9 October 2015 which brought together over 70 retirement housing residents with their local parliamentarians....
Read MoreFairness must be central to the regulation of financial services, says Consumer Action Law Centre commenting on the Federal Government response to the Financial System Inquiry....
Read MoreAustralians are demanding better from the products sold with used cars and winning....
Read MoreLaura fell into a debt spiral in 2013 and 2014 after she received multiple, successive loans from three different payday lenders...
Read MoreConsumer Action Law Centre reiterates its call for the establishment of an Industry Ombudsman in the vocational education sector as recommended in a Senate report released today....
Read MoreConsumer groups have cautioned policy makers not to fall for payday lending spin as new research from Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) shows the devastating impact of the industry on Australians...
Read MoreConsumer Action Law Centre welcomes the significant drop in complaints to the Energy and Water Ombudsman (EWOV), but says there are still too many Victorians struggling with utilities....
Read MoreA proposed funding model for corporate regulator ASIC has come under fire by consumer groups who say the model could lead to a weaker and less effective regulator....
Read MoreMoney is a major cause of distress for many Australians and for some Australians with mental health problems, there are times when being financially responsible for yourself simply isn’t possible....
Read MoreConsumer Action has released a short report which summarises a number of ‘snapshot’ evaluations of our consumer legal advice service, conducted by Dr Liz Curran of ANU Law School. The...
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