May 2013 - Consumer Action Law Centre

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7 May 2013

May 2013

The power of flexibility
Christine Long, 26 May 2013, The Age

AGL launches ‘do not knock’ sticker campaign while fighting legal battle against stickers
UmBRELLA, 23 May 2013, Nic Christensen

AGL fined $1.5m for door-knocking lies
Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May 2013, Lucy Battersby

Householder taped dishonest AGL doorknocker
Karen Collier, 21 May 2013, Herald Sun

Power company accepts it breached consumer law
ABC Radio PM, 21 May 2013, Simon Lauder

Don’t sign life away
Herald Sun, 18 May 2013, Karina Barrymore

Credit card rates steady despite RBA cuts
SBS Word News, 13 May 2013, Allan Raskall

Calls for high fee warnings on payday loan ads on ATMs
Herald Sun, 6 May 2013, Karen Collier