April 2014 - Consumer Action Law Centre

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1 Apr 2014

April 2014

Over the odds when power is bestowed on select few
The Age, 12 April 2014, Brian Robins

Energy Australia fined $1m in Federal Court over door-to-door sales practices
ABC News, 9 April 2014, Amy Bainbridge

Melbourne Airport carpark grabs $330,000 a day from drivers
Herald Sun, 4 April 2014, Karen Collier

New bankruptcy fee to net Federal Government $25 million over four years
ABC Online, 2 April 2014, Pat McGrath

Federal Government begins charging for bankruptcy applications
The World Today, 1 April 2014, Pat McGrath