May 2012 - Consumer Action Law Centre

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10 May 2012

May 2012

Other Australian Consumer Law

VicRoads ordered to court in parking case
ABC Online, 30 May 2012, Sarah Farnsworth

Credit limit offers in the spotlight
Briefed: The Law Blog, Herald Sun, 28 May 2012, Gerard Brody

Short-changed by ATM review
Herald Sun, 26 May 2012, Karina Barrymore

Recruiter forced to pay punk’d jobseeker
The Age, 23 May 2012, Chris Zappone

Landmark court ruling could help thousands stung by parking ‘fines’
Briefed: The Law Blog, Herald Sun, 22 May 2012, Gerard Brody

Many hanging by a thread over debts
Herald Sun, 18 May 2012, Karina Barrymore

CALC pursues NAB over student loan
Banking Day, 16 May 2012

Baillieu to cut housing funds
The Age, 15 May 2012, Reid Sexton

Debt collectors don’t need licence to operate in Victoria
Herald Sun, 14 May 2012, Keith Moor

Warning on ‘today only’ college deals
The Australian, 12 May 2012, John Ross

Power prices out of whack as profits beat targets
The Age, 10 May 2012, Brian Robins

Providers tap into higher power profits
Herald Sun, 10 May 2012, Karen Collier