Media Release: Australians want changes to Payday Lending industry
March 31, 2015
New research released today show that the vast majority of people in Australia are opposed to the lending practices of payday lenders....
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Media Release: Trowbridge final report a step in the right direction, but fixation with commissions remains
March 27, 2015
Consumer Action Law Centre, Financial Rights Legal Centre, CHOICE and Maurice Blackburn Lawyers have welcomed John Trowbridge's final report into retail life insurance but believe that the industry has still...
Read MoreWork with us: Financial Counsellor
March 23, 2015
Consumer Action currently has an opportunity for an experienced Financial Counsellor to join our friendly and professional MoneyHelp team as they provide independent advice to those in need....
Read MoreMedia Release: Payday lending report questions compliance with the law
March 17, 2015
Consumer Action Law Centre welcomed a new report from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) which questions whether payday lenders are complying with the law. The report found that...
Read MoreMedia release: Proposed ban on enrolment inducements a welcome step
March 12, 2015
Consumer Action has welcomed an announcement from Assistant Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham this morning about reforms designed to crack down on dubious marketing practices by training providers...
Read MoreConsumer Action is encouraged by interim report into vocational education training providers
March 6, 2015
Consumer Action is encouraged by the Education and Employment References Committee’s interim report into the operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education training providers....
Read MoreMedia release: Consumer advocates welcome Allianz’s $400,016 refund but warn mis-selling of insurance is an ongoing problem
March 4, 2015
Consumer Action Law Centre has welcomed news that Allianz Australia Insurance will refund $400,016 to Australians who were sold its Consumer Credit Insurance alongside payday loans....
Read MoreSubmission: Australian Law Reform Commission’s “Freedoms Inquiry”
March 2, 2015
Consumer Action has made a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission's Issues Paper 46 Traditional Rights and Freedoms—Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws....
Read MorePensioners head to VCAT to challenge ‘deferred management fees’
February 26, 2015
The legality and fairness of ‘deferred management fees’ will be challenged in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in a case that should be watched closely by the retirement living...
Read MoreSubmission: Private vocational education and training providers in Australia
February 20, 2015
Consumer Action has provided comment to the Senate Education and Employment Committees on the operation, regulation and funding of private vocational education and training providers in Australia....
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