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2013/05/16 04:05
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Foxtel will compensate some customers to avoid going to court after the consumer watchdog alleged its "free TV" subscription offer broke the law. The enforceable undertaking relates to a national...
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2013/05/14 22:04
2013/05/14 22:04
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TWO Brisbane solar panel companies are being pursued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly deceiving customers by touting their panels as being made in Australia when...
2013/05/08 08:56
2013/05/08 08:56
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Australia's competition regulator has approved Virgin Australia's purchase of a 60 percent stake in low-cost rival Tiger Airways Australia, despite concerns about the market becoming a...
2013/05/08 07:35
2013/05/08 07:35
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AN Adelaide-based solar panel maker has welcomed investigations into two companies accused of advertising panels made in China as Australian-made. The ACCC claims that since November 2012,...
2013/05/01 01:05
2013/05/01 01:05
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Sydney Airport needs to either increase investment in its infrastructure or another airport should be built in the city. That is the verdict of the competition and consumer watchdog, which delivered...
2013/04/30 06:14
2013/04/30 06:14
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High-speed rail link eyed off as better transport alternative Story Tools FALLING quality of service at Australia's major airports and a low-cost airline "race to the bottom" has improved the case...
2013/04/27 01:20
2013/04/27 01:20
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Budget flights with Tiger Airways: Only for a limited time. Photo: Justin McManus Holidaymakers may enjoy super-cheap airfares as low as the $1 flights of the past due to Virgin Australia's buy up of...
2013/04/24 07:18
2013/04/24 07:18
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Australia's competition regulator has approved Virgin Australia's purchase of a 60 percent stake in low-cost rival Tiger Airways Australia, despite concerns about the market becoming a...
2013/04/23 21:47
2013/04/23 21:47
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Illustration: John Shakespeare. It was a case of where are the main players, after the competition watchdog gave permission for Virgin to consummate its hook-up with rival budget airline...
2013/04/23 04:05
2013/04/23 04:05
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Virgin has landed its deal with Tiger, boosting long-term prospects for the Aussie traveller. Photo: Glenn Hunt Australian travellers are set to realise how good they've had it flying on domestic...
2013/04/22 22:55
2013/04/22 22:55
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An Australian telecommunications company that created a sham independent complaints hotline and sent letters pretending to be a fictitious debt collector has engaged in "false, misleading and...
2013/04/22 04:46
2013/04/22 04:46
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The matter relates to contracts which allegedly allowed the ISP to unilaterally alter the price of its services, which would contravene Australian consumer law. According to the ACCC, the terms in...
2013/04/22 01:45
2013/04/22 01:45
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In handing down his decision, Justice Mansfield considered the sales contract entered into between Excite Mobile and the customer to be “clearly unfair” and “to such a degree as to attract a strong...
2013/04/22 00:45
2013/04/22 00:45
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The proceedings are in the Federal Court against ByteCard Pty Ltd, which trades as Netspeed Internet Communications. Netspeed is an ISP that also provides domain registration, hosting and web...
Read more at iTWire, Canberra Times
2013/04/21 12:05
2013/04/21 12:05
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CONSUMER protection authorities have called for diners, holidaymakers and shoppers to help with a crackdown on fake internet testimonials and the removal of negative reviews. Aided by the public,...
2013/04/19 03:15
2013/04/19 03:15
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Tim Bale’s dairy farm barely broke even in six years as mergers of processors and competition between supermarkets Coles and Woolworths pushed down milk prices. So 14 months ago, he decided to cut out...