We’re HIRING! A Solicitor
Consumer Action Law Centre Job description About the role Location: Melbourne CBD Job Type: Ongoing, Full-Time & Part-Time considered. Salary: $110,328.68 - $115,325.78 Consu...
REPORT: ASIC spotlights how car loans cause deep consumer harms
Consumer advocates nationwide have welcomed the release of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) report ‘Lifting the bonnet: ASIC’s review of car loans’. ASIC’s Indigenous Outrea...
Changes to the insurance code of practice fall well short say consumer groups
The Financial Rights Legal Centre (Financial Rights), Financial Counselling Australia (FCA) and Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) have warned that government intervention may be needed if g...
Don’t miss out! Lodge your claim to AFCA asap if you were ripped off by Snaffle
In May, the Federal Court ordered a $33.5 million penalty against Snaffle, operated through Walker Stores, for inflating prices and overcharging customers on credit contracts. Many of the customers we...
Federal Court scathing on HSBC, bringing legal clarity: Australia’s banks MUST protect their customers from scams
Consumer Action Law Centre CEO Stephanie Tonkin says the $35 million penalty plus costs imposed on HSBC Bank in the Federal Court yesterday sends a clear and resounding signal to Australia’s banks: th...
Lemon car reforms welcomed: Vic Government takes first step but more needed to tackle faulty second-hand car sales
Consumer Action Law Centre has welcomed proposed amendments to the Motor Car Traders Act 1986 introduced by the Victorian Government last week, but more is needed for purchasers of faulty second-hand...
Curbing lead generation activity
This is a joint submission from Consumer Action Law Centre, Super Consumers Australia, Financial Rights Legal Centre, Mob Strong Debt Help, Financial Counselling Australia, Consumer Credit Legal Servi...
‘Unacceptable Harms’: Scam laws delay will see Aussies robbed of billions
Consumer advocates have slammed the nine-month delay in the implementation of the Scam Prevention Framework (SPF), announced today by Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino, calling it a ‘betrayal’ of hund...
