Consumer Affairs Archives - Page 6 Of 11

On Consumer Protection …

Communique – Consumer Ministers Network, 27 November 2023 Consumer Affairs Ministers committed to protecting consumers Commonwealth, State and Territory Consumer Affairs Ministers...

Tasmania Still Lagging on Container Deposit Scheme 4

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Tasmania Still Lagging on Container Deposit Scheme

Media release – Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR), 31 October 2023 WMRR CONGRATULATES CONTAINER DEPOSIT SCHEMES EXPANDING Tomorrow’s...

Single Parents Charged More for Child Health Insurance 6

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Single Parents Charged More for Child Health Insurance

Media release – Choice, 14 September 2023 Health insurers charging single parents more to insure children Single parents often face increases of...

Major Stadiums Using Facial Recognition to Gather Data 8

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Major Stadiums Using Facial Recognition to Gather Data

Media release – Choice, 5 July 2023 Facial recognition being used by major stadiums including Qudos Bank Arena Stronger laws urgently needed...

Old Smartphone Stash Potentially Equates to $5.7 Billion 10

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Old Smartphone Stash Potentially Equates to $5.7 Billion

The Average Aussie has $279 Worth of Old Smartphones Hidden at Home

Bill Tabled for Home Warranty Insurance Scheme 12

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Bill Tabled for Home Warranty Insurance Scheme

Media release – Elise Archer, Attorney General, Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs, 21 June 2023 Home Warranty Insurance Bill introduced...

TER State of the (Water & Sewerage) Industry Report 14

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TER State of the (Water & Sewerage) Industry Report

Media release – Tasmanian Economic Regulator, 16 June 2023 REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TASMANIAN WATER AND SEWERAGE INDUSTRY 2021-22 Today...

Government to Regulate Buy Now Pay Later 18

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Government to Regulate Buy Now Pay Later

Media release – various groups, 22 May 2023 “Buy now, pay later loans need to be subject to strong safe lending tests...

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On Building Company Failures …

Media release – Elise Archer, Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs, 18 May 2023 Rockliff Government taking action to help those affected...