Tag: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

ACCC is pursuing Federal Court action against two Sydney businesses that allegedly colluded to win roofing tenders.

Latest raft of travel restrictions dealt a ‘significant blow to the commercial aviation sector, Competition Commission report finds.

Competition and Consumer Commission report delivers a damning condemnation of how Google dominates the advertising technology sector.

More than $70-million was lost to scammers in first half of the year, with the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies playing a big role.

Active wear brand Lorna Jane falsely said one of its product ranges could ‘eliminate’ and ‘stop the spread’ of viruses, including Covid.

2020 was the ‘year of the big scam’ for Australians as con-artists saw their opportunity while the pandemic raged.

Mosaic Brands made false claims about its hand sanitisers and face masks during last year’s Covid-19 lockdown in Australia.

Telecoms giant gets second-largest fine ever imposed after it signed up more than 100 Indigenous consumers to contracts they couldn’t afford.

Consumer Commission says decision sends a strong message to Google and others that big businesses must not mislead their customers.

Full Court dismisses Volkswagen’s appeal and says record fine for misleading consumers over diesel emissions is ‘not excessive’.

Consumer Commission has been investigation website’s owner after it withheld payments to travel agents during pandemic.

Megasave Couriers made unreasonable claims as to the minimum income franchisees could expect to earn on a weekly and annual basis.

Online dating can be a minefield for those feeling lovesick. Last year Australians lost $38-million to mainly online romance scammers.

Kimberly-Clark fined $200,000 by Federal Court for misleading consumers about origins of flushable cleansing cloths it sold in Australia.

Manufacturers forced to undertake compliance testing to demonstrate button batteries are secure and must supply them in child-resistant packaging.

Company prosecuted in Western Australia for copying testimonials from other websites and then substituting its own details.

Court found that Viagogo had misled consumers, including pretending that tickers were scarce and promoting tickets at incorrect prices.

Oscar Wylee chain fined $3.5-million by Federal Court for making false claims over its donations to charities.