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Origin fined $17.6m for breaches of Victorian energy rules affecting hundreds of thousands of customers

Record financial penalty ‘sends a message about the importance of these rules’, essential services commissioner says

The Guardian - AU · Mar 22, 2025

Indigenous women at risk from lack of DV legal funding

First Nations women face appallingly high rates of domestic and family violence, with stretched specialist legal services having to turn away clients or close.

AAP · Feb 4, 2024

Should you be compensated if your flight is cancelled? Here’s what happens in the UK and Europe

Laws in other countries entitle travellers to monetary compensation, while in Australia it all depends on individual airlines’ policies

The Guardian - AU · Sep 11, 2023

How to not get caught in the million dollars a day of scams in Australia

With little chance of getting money back if you are a victim, take these measures to protect yourself from unsolicited calls, texts and emails

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2023

Consumers now safer from dodgy lenders

A crackdown on rogue lenders will protect vulnerable consumers struggling to make ends meet, advocates say.

AAP · Dec 2, 2022

‘Significant harm’: Government urged towards toughest option in buy-now-pay-later crackdown

Buy-now-pay-later giants like Afterpay could be forced to obtain credit licenses and check whether their customers can afford loans.

The New Daily · Nov 21, 2022

When is it worth making a consumer complaint?

In a perfect world, all sectors would have official dispute resolution schemes. Unfortunately that is not the case in Australia

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2022

Australians losing superannuation savings to sophisticated new scam

A sophisticated new scam targets the retirement nest eggs of Australians, exposing the vulnerability of a superannuation fund and a major bank to scam activity.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Scams are on the increase, and the police and banks might not help you

Financial scams are rising dramatically and the police and banks probably won't help you if you get stung, according to experts in the field.

The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022

Australians are losing billions in scams and there are calls for banks to pay them back

Sylvia Chou was looking forward to a comfortable retirement before she fell victim to an online investment scam, that she said her bank NAB should have stopped.

ABC News · Sep 7, 2022