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CEFC Backs Subsidised Electric Vehicle Loans

Media release – Clean Energy Finance Corporation, 19 December 2024 CEFC and CBA cut cost of EVs for essential workers and Australians...

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Beware of Online Shopping Scams

Newsletter item – Scamwatch, 11 December 2024 Online shopping scams Scammers are targeting online shoppers during the festive season, especially with Christmas...

OTTER: Tas Consumer Power Prices ‘Competitive’ with Other States

Media release – Office of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator, 6 December 2024 Price Comparison Report – December 2024 The Tasmanian Economic Regulator...

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Consumer Groups Back New BNPL Law

Media release – various groups, 29 November 2024 Consumer groups welcome passing of buy now, pay later regulations Key loophole in credit...

Health Complaints Commissioner: 'We're Under-resourced, Tasmanians at Risk' 10

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Health Complaints Commissioner: ‘We’re Under-resourced, Tasmanians at Risk’

Media release – Health Complaints Commissioner Richard Connock, 28 November 2024 UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNPREPARED – INTRODUCTION OF CODE COVERING UNREGISTERED HEALTH PRACTITIONERS...

Supermarkets Slug Consumers for Less Plastic 13

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Supermarkets Slug Consumers for Less Plastic

Media release – Australian Marine Conservation Society and Boomerang Alliance, 21 November 2024 Consumers ripped off on fresh fruit and vegetables, charged...

Bunnings Breached Privacy with Facial Recognition 16

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Bunnings Breached Privacy with Facial Recognition

Media release – Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, 19 November 2024 Bunnings breached Australians’ privacy with facial recognition tool Privacy Commissioner...

Electric Vehicle FBT Exemption a Hit in Suburbia 20

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Electric Vehicle FBT Exemption a Hit in Suburbia

Media release – National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association (NALSPA), 19 November 2024 EV FBT exemption a hit with workers in...

Wilkie, Johnston Bills to Compel Gambling Companies to Return Stolen Money 22

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Wilkie, Johnston Bills to Compel Gambling Companies to Return Stolen Money

Media release – independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, 18 November 2024 “GIVE BACK THE STOLEN MONEY” – PROPOSED LAWS TARGET GAMBLING COMPANIES...