Tag: Consumer Protection
Women discriminated against in pay stakes: ACTU
Unions are calling for greater scrutiny of the pay gap between male and female employees.[MORE]
Banned weed sold to Victorians
Retail chain Bunnings is being investigated by Victoria's Department of Primary Industries, after selling almost five-thousand pots of a banned noxious weed to its customers since January.[MORE]
LKM affected pensioners offered Centrelink help
Centrelink has moved to reassure pensioners on the New South Wales mid-north coast who have been hit by the collapse of the LKM Capital investment firm.[MORE]
Vic motoring group backs Fuel Watch criticism
Victoria's RACV has joined other motoring groups in calling for changes to the Federal Government's proposed petrol price monitoring scheme.[MORE]
Companies warn shareholders of predatory offers
Some of Australia's biggest companies are calling for legislative changes so they can better protect their investors from predatory share offers.[MORE]
NAB to pass on possible rates cut
The National Australia Bank (NAB) says it will pass on any Reserve Bank cut in interest rates next month.[MORE]
Garlic bread recalled for turning blue when cooked
Twelve types of garlic bread have been recalled by Food Standards Australia New Zealand because they turn blue when cooked.[MORE]
Beechwood customers may pay more to finish homes
New South Wales Fair Trading Minister Linda Burney says some of Beechwood Homes' former customers could end up paying more to have their homes built by the new owner.[MORE]
Ombudsman probes Bundaberg horticulture industry
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman is following up on a number of issues in the Bundaberg region, in south-east Queensland, that were identified in checks of the fruit and vegetable industry last week.[MORE]
Car dealer crackdown targets Parramatta Rd
New South Wales Government inspectors will target about 200 western Sydney car dealers along Parramatta Road from Strathfield to Parramatta in a crackdown this week.[MORE]
Consumer rights strengthened
Consumers will be able to challenge unfair contracts when new national laws are introduced next year.[MORE]
Senate inquiry urged into Torres Strait prices
Queensland Liberal Senator Sue Boyce is calling for a Senate inquiry into the cost of living in the Torres Strait in the far north.[MORE]
Govt 'needs to ensure' mortgage lender competition
The mortgage industry's peak body has told a banking sector inquiry there needs to be Government intervention in the lending market.[MORE]
St George-Westpac merger won't lead to fee hike: ACCC
ACCC chief Graeme Samuel says the St George and Westpac merger will not lead to higher fees.[MORE]
ACCC urged to watch regional fuel costs
The consumer watchdog is urged to pay more attention to fuel prices in regional areas.[MORE]
Treasury official tips FuelWatch to lower prices
Federal Treasury official Jim Murphy has told a Senate inquiry he thinks FuelWatch will lead to lower petrol prices.[MORE]
RACT backs fuel price watchdog
The RACT has made its submission to a senate committee inquiry into the Federal Government's proposed FuelWatch scheme [MORE]
Seniors group voices concern over FuelWatch scheme
The Federal Government is facing opposition from senior Australians to its proposed petrol price monitoring scheme, FuelWatch. [MORE]
Most Aust cities feeling fuel, mortgage pressure: report
A new report has found that most Australian cities are increasingly vulnerable to high oil prices and mortgage stress.[MORE]
Consumers reminded of warranty rights
The Office of Consumer Affairs is running an awareness campaign on warranty and refund rights in South Australia.[MORE]
Gym battle: Tribunal 'should pay costs'
The New South Wales Opposition says a Fitness First customer who lost a court battle against the gym should not have to pay her legal fees. [MORE]
MP attacks Govt's grocery prices website
Cowper MP Luke Hartsuyker has slammed the Federal Government's new grocery prices website.[MORE]
Rudd signals GroceryChoice changes
Kevin Rudd says the Federal Government may need to "refine" its new GroceryChoice website.[MORE]
Labor pledges to improve supermarket competition
The ACT Government has announced plans to increase supermarket competition in the Canberra suburbs of Kingston and Dickson if it is re-elected.[MORE]
Energy suppliers 'plan emissions scheme rip-off'
Electricity suppliers accused of planning to rip off consumers under Federal Governments' emissions trading scheme.[MORE]
