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(AUSTRALIA) Federal Court Report: Imposes a penalty of $1 million on workplace relations advisor Employsure Pty Ltd for breaching the Consumer Law by making false or misleading representations in its Google Ads, in proceedings brought by the ACCC #AceNewsDesk report

#AceNewsReport – Nov.30: The Google Ads containing these representations appeared in response to search terms such as ‘fair work ombudsman’ and were published between August 2016 and August 2018, with headlines such as ‘Fair Work Ombudsman Help – Free 24/7 Employer Advice’ and ‘Fair Work Commission Advice – Free Employer Advice’. #AceDailyNews says that in […]

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(AUSTRALIA) JUST IN: AEMC REPORT: Households can expect to pay around $77 less (or 6%) for electricity in 2024 than they do today, as cheaper renewable energy flows to consumers, reducing prices to their lowest levels since 2017 #AceNewsDesk report

#AceNewsReport – Nov.25: Australian Energy Market Commission’s Residential electricity price trends report 2021: AEMC Chair Anna Collyer said the report shows that, based on current trends, prices per kilowatt hour are likely to be under 26c p/kWh by June 2024, the first time since 2016/17…… #AceDailyNews reports on the AEMC’s 2021 annual residential electricity price […]

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(AUSTRALIA) SCAM WATCH REPORT: Citizens have already lost about $12.9 million to online shopping including classifieds scams so far this year, and the ACCC is urging consumers to watch out for dodgy deals as pre-holiday sales approach #AceNewsDesk report

#AceNewsReport – Nov.23: ” People are often searching for the best deals online, especially in the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, so it’s easy to be caught off guard and fall for a scam.” #AceDailyNews ACCC Report: Scamwatch has received over 26,000 reports of online shopping scams, more than the total reported through all […]

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(AUSTRALIA) Federal Court Report: Decathlon Pty Ltd to pay penalties of $1.5 million for selling sports and recreation goods that did not comply with applicable mandatory safety standards, in breach of the (ACL) #AceNewsDesk report

#AceNewsReport – Aug.20: The Federal Court has ordered Decathlon (Australia) Pty Ltd (Decathlon) to pay penalties of $1.5 million for selling sports and recreation goods that did not comply with applicable mandatory safety standards, in breach of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). #AceDailyNews reports that Decathlon Pty Ltd (Australia) pays $1.5 million for selling sporting […]

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(AUSTRALIA) Federal Court Report: ACCC Institutes proceedings against each of (Telstra), (Optus), and TPG for making alleged false or misleading representations in their promotions of some 50Mbps and 100Mbps NBN plans, in breach of Consumer Law #AceNewsDesk report

#AceNewsReport – Aug.10: The ACCC has instituted separate proceedings in the Federal Court against each of Telstra Corporation Ltd (Telstra), Optus Internet Pty Limited (Optus), and TPG Internet Pty Ltd (TPG) for making alleged false or misleading representations in their promotions of some 50Mbps and 100Mbps NBN plans, in breach of the Australian Consumer Law. […]