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Mail order firm 'misled customers about winning prizes'

Elderly and vulnerable people are among customers duped by a mail order firm into believing they had won jewellery, cash and iPads, the consumer watchdog says.

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Optus regrets 'unacceptable' conduct alleged by ACCC

Australia's second-largest telco says it failed to meet expectations after the consumer watchdog alleged "unconscionable conduct" against vulnerable customers.

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More pain at the petrol pump as oil prices spike

Conflict in the Middle East is having a flow-on effect for Australian fuel prices but petrol stations have been cautioned not to take motorists for a ride.

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Coles and Woolies might cop a fine. How big would it actually be?

A back-of-the-envelope calculation brings us to more than the GDP of Australia.

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Energy giant fined $14 million for misleading prices

EnergyAustralia has been heavily fined for making false, misleading or deceptive statements that may have prevented consumers from getting the best deal.

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The ACCC Is Taking Woolies & Coles To Court Over Price Gouging Allegations

Down, down, the supermarket giants are going down.

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AFL stars walk Brownlow medal red carpet – as it happened

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Coles and Woolworths head down, down to federal court

The consumer watchdog is taking Coles and Woolworths to court amid allegations the retailers allegedly artificially increased prices on hundreds of goods.

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Australia’s largest general insurance broker network suspends trading amid damning ABC allegations

Steadfast Groups’ share price falls 6.14% to $5.96 ahead of a Four Corners report alleging the company misled its clients

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Virtual reality tech, batteries named in safety probe

Battery-powered products and new kinds of consumer gadgets will be closely examined by Australia's consumer watchdog as a top priority.

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Qantas ‘ghost flights’ saga speaks to a bigger problem

The airline’s management has refused to take proper accountability for its misdeeds.

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Vanessa Hudson has provided a soft landing for Qantas as the airline cuts deal with ACCC

While the new CEO has stemmed some of the reputational damage of the past, the $120m fine is a clear success for the ACCC

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Australia’s Qantas to pay $79m over ‘ghost flights’ furore

Competition watchdog says national carrier’s advertising of cancelled flights was ‘egregious and unacceptable’.

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Qantas to pay $120m for allegedly selling tickets to flights that had already been cancelled

The airline agrees to a $100m fine and to repay $20m to customers in settlement with the ACCC

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When two become one: Would proposed reforms have halted these mergers and acquisitions?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced sweeping changes to the ACCC’s powers in an attempt to slow surging concentration. The watchdog may appreciated these new teeth a bit earlier.

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Government considers recognising Palestinian state

Australia is deciding whether to recognise Palestinian statehood, the ACCC will get powers to block anti-competitive mergers, and Seven’s commercial director allegedly sent a graphic email to a Nine reporter.

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Nowland family reach settlement – as it happened

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'Unfair' supermarket prices on watchdog's hit list

The consumer regulator has vowed to find answers to shoppers' complaints of sky-high grocery prices and farmers' concerns about low supermarket payments.

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Competition watchdog to call for power of mandatory disclosure in investigations

ACCC chief Gina Cass-Gottlieb wants legislation changed to enable it to force businesses to give up data without the need for government backing

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The ACCC report on affordable childcare is out. What does it say and what still needs to be done?

Labor’s subsidy increases have worked to help families better afford childcare, according to the consumer watchdog’s report – but only for now

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The Chemist Warehouse-Sigma merger is a major test of Labor’s competition plans

When pharmaceuticals consolidate, evidence shows we get less competition, higher prices and worse care.

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Albanese offers extra powers for ACCC to battle supermarket price gouging

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

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Airbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currency

An Australian court has ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar ($10 million) fine, and the accommodation rental company could pay as much again in compensating customers who had been unaware they were being charged in U.S. rather than Australian dollars

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ACCC warns of higher prices without right merger reform

The consumer watchdog has poured cold water on merger reform models proposed by Treasury and says its compulsory notification model strikes the right balance.

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Competition watchdog authorises $19 billion Origin deal

Citing the public benefit of up to $30 billion in green energy investments, the ACCC has signed off on Brookfield's pending acquisition of Origin Energy.

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