... address. Around 80% of homes have some sort of home insurance, according to a report into insurance in Northern Australia by the ACCC carried out over three years from 2017-2019. The 20% of Australians in northern Australia with no home insurance, cite ...
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... windstorm, hail, flood, lighting or other acts of nature." Warranties form only part of your consumer protection, too. The ACCC describes them as a "voluntary promise", albeit one enforceable under Australian Consumer Law. Action and comments by the ...
... social media profiles. Dating apps and websites already offer rich pickings for romance scammers. Consumer watchdog, the ACCC, says romance scams cost Australians $131 million in 2020. Director-General of ASIO Mike Burgess, says, "My message for any ...
... contain information regarding your investments, including a share registry, which contains details. If not, I would go to the ACCC website and look at Be Safe, be Alert Online, which provides helpful details. I see that Global Financial Equity Advisors ...
... escape the summer heat, and the extra power consumption can ramp up our collective electricity bills by $1.5 billion. The ACCC says the cost of power is the lowest in eight years. But we're still throwing money out the window when it comes to keeping ...
... the rise Aussies have lost $70 million to investment scams, data from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed, with crypto scams accounting for more than half of that. Bitcoin scams led the way, exceeding $25 million in ...
... journey to living more sustainably." Telcos in hot water over NBN speeds The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has brought three separate cases Telstra, Optus and TPG for allegedly misleading consumers over NBN speeds. The regulator ...
... to more money in their pockets." 2020 was a record year for Australians falling prey to investment scams. According to the ACCC, $328 million was reported lost in investment schemes last year - that is the largest amount on record, but the real number ...
... communities were done out of $22 million by scammers in 2020, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The losses to CALD communities represent a 60% increase compared to 2019. "Last year we saw a big increase in losses ...
... dental problems, such as permanent damage to the teeth, gums, jaw joints or jaws, resulting in costly remedial treatment. The ACCC recently fined EZ Smile for falsely alleging that its treatments were supplied by dental professionals including orthodontists ...
