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Australian consumer law protects you for services as well as goods, writes policy professional Kat George, and you can claim not just your costs but your wasted time

After the government announced it has tasked the ACCC with conducting a year-long inquiry into the supermarkets, we want to hear about the price rises you are encountering

Supermarket giants are accused of price gouging on fruit, vegetables and meat and the consumer watchdog will use its "full legal powers" to investigate.

Seriously, how could I be that dumb? There were so many red flags.

A fire that destroyed property at Singleton prompts a warning about lithium batteries.

The government has said it will support the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) should it move forward and sue Woolworths and Coles over misleading prices. ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said it was “carefully looking” at claims that some discounts the supermarkets offered could be considered deceptive conduct, with retailers allegedly increasing…

Prime minister made comments after regulator suggested it could sue grocery giants for deceptive special discounts

Farmers have called for a consumer watchdog inquiry, rather than a review, into the supermarket sector after accusing it of failing producers and consumers.

French supermarket Carrefour has fired a warning shot in a price war with global food brands, dropping PepsiCo products last week because of “unacceptably high” increases.