This 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....
Read MoreConsumer Action and Insurance Law Service have welcomed the introduction of a bill into Federal Parliament that, if passed, will mean that unfair contract term laws will be extended to...
Read MoreASIC has blown the whistle on the funeral insurance industry’s advertising tricks by publicly airing concerns about the advertising of Holland Financial Services Pty Ltd, which trades as Real Insurance....
Read MoreToday’s announcement from the Essential Services Commission, which sets metropolitan water prices for the next five years, has been welcomed by two of Victoria’s leading consumer advocate organisations....
Read MoreConsumer Action Law has made a submission to the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council’s study into Credit Card Surcharges and Non-Transparent Transaction Fees....
Read MoreConsumer Action Law Centre’s Do Not Knock campaign notched up another win today, with Origin Energy announcing it will stop using door to door selling by 30 September 2013....
Read MoreNational Consumer Fraud Week 2013 is all about outsmarting scammers online by learning how to buy and sell safely online without being duped....
Read MoreConsumer Action has made a submission to the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council review of the benchmarks for industry dispute resolution schemes....
Read MoreConsumer Action, the Insurance Law Service and Legal Aid New South Wales are broadly very supportive of the Exposure Draft Insurance Contracts Amendment (Unfair Terms) Bill 2013....
Read MoreFinancial Counselling Australia, the Consumer Action Law Centre and the Consumer Credit Legal Centre have welcomed a new hardship package released by the Australian Bankers Association....
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