A little-known scheme guarantees customers a rebate for failures of the electricity,gas,water and sewerage networks.
A rogue tree lopper with a long history of complaints about his dodgy business practices has been charged by Consumer Protection with breaching Australian Consumer Law.
Honey being sold in Australia could be bulked up with sugar syrup or otherwise adulterated but there is no reliable way to find out,the consumer watchdog has concluded.
ASIC said the company had also inadvertently received excess payments from customers,charged late fees greater than the amounts set out in the lease agreement and failed to adequately supervise its franchisees.
When Daniel asks taxi drivers to wind back the meter to zero – rightfully under new laws – he claims they get aggressive and abusive.
Queensland is pushing for a national cap on the resale of music and sports events tickets and a ban on"ticket bots".
Mohammid Amir,formerly trading as Enchanted Films and Dyno Media,has been ordered to pay $10,150 over four incidents between 2014 and 2015.
The woman said it was her first instance of misconduct;she'd repaid the money to the property owners and did not receive any direct financial gain.
One former customer has welcomed the court action against the company which she thought was Australian but in fact operated out of Hong Kong.
The awards are for the"shonkiest products and companies taking advantage of Australian consumers".
It was April when Paul Denne received a call from a woman asking if he'd consider consigning his car to her West Perth dealership instead of selling it.