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Airbnb host loses bid for Jobkeeper payments
An Airbnb host’s claim for JobKeeper payments has been shot down, with a tribunal saying the accommodation of paying guests at one’s own home did not constitute a business.
ACCC zaps CovaU with $33,000 penalty over missing price comparisons
Energy retailer CovaU has been hit with $33,300 in penalties by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over its alleged failure to provide consumers with a percentage price comparison for its residential electricity plans.
Mylan Australia challenges ATO decision over $1.2B Alphapharm deal
Mylan's Australia unit is appealing decisions by the tax office to refuse deductions on interest paid under loans taken out by the pharmaceutical giant to help fund the $1.2 billion acquisition of generic drug maker Alphapharm almost 15 years ago.
Funeral services provider fined for not disclosing ‘unavoidable’ costs
Perth-based funeral services provider Bowra & O’Dea has paid $26,640 in penalties for allegedly failing to disclose certain unavoidable costs when advertising rates for its funeral and cremation services.
SmileDirectClub can’t get its facts straight, Invisalign claims
The maker of the popular Invisalign dental aligners has sued competitor SmileDirectClub for allegedly misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits.
Statewide Super fined $4M for charging members for non-existent insurance
Superannuation provider Statewide Super has been ordered to pay a $4 million penalty for an administrative error that saw around 12,500 fund members charged for insurance they did not receive.
ACCC extracts penalties from vanilla essence maker for misleading claims
A Sydney-based food distributor and retailer has agreed to pay over $26,000 in penalties for allegedly making false claims that its Chef's Choice branded vanilla essence contained "pure" vanilla extract.
Judge shoots down ‘audacious’ McMillan Shakespeare claim for surplus class action funds
A judge has rejected an "audacious" attempt by McMillan Shakespeare to recoup a surplus of funds left over after a $9.5 million class action settlement was distributed to registered group members.
Mayfair slapped with $30M fine after judge finds ASIC penalty ‘insufficient’
Beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101 will have to pay a $30 million penalty after a judge found a $12 million penalty proposed by ASIC was "insufficient".
In class action appeal, Ford says it’s not on hook for damages for fixed cars
Ford has challenged its loss in a class action over its allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions, arguing group members who have had their cars repaired are not entitled to damages.