AFL app users will get refunds from Telstra after the consumer watchdog called the company out over its app ads, which gave the impression subscribers could stream live matches full-screen on mobile phones and tablets.
Major changes to Australian competition law that include a ban on companies engaging in concerted practices have passed Parliament, and the competition watchdog says it’s ready to crack down on offenders.
Electricity prices in Australia have skyrocketed and its hurting Australians, the consumer regulator has said in a damning report that faults power companies for confusing customers and finding loopholes in the law.
Waste management giant JJ Richards & Sons has been ordered by a judge to remove unfair terms in contracts with small business customers, in a win for the consumer regulator.
Supermarket chain ALDI has taken its personal hygiene wipes off the shelves after the consumer regulator questioned the company’s promotion of the product as flushable.
Hair loss treatment company Advanced Hair will fork over partial refunds to customers who were stuck with the full bill whether they kept up the therapy or not.