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Telstra faces $10M fine for unauthorized billing charges
Telecommunications 2018-03-26 1:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Telstra could pay as much as $10 million in penalties after admitting it misled customers by billing them for mobile phone apps they unwittingly bought. […]

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Souvenir supplier sold fake Aboriginal art, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-22 1:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has accused an Aboriginal art and souvenir supplier of sourcing its products from Indonesia but falsely claiming they were made or hand painted […]

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ACTU calls for Fair Work Act update to combat ‘wage theft’
Employment 2018-03-22 11:23 am By Christine Caulfield

ACTU secretary Sally McManus called for reforms to the Fair Work Act on Wednesday, saying Australia’s workplace laws were broken and the Turnbull government was […]

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Woolworths wins appeal of FWC’s extension in unfair dismissal case
Employment 2018-03-21 9:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission on Wednesday overturned a decision extending the time allowed for a Woolworths’ employee to lodge an unfair […]

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High Court to hear Google defamation case Tuesday
Media 2018-03-19 10:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Whether Google is liable as a publisher for defamatory content that pops up in search engine results is the question before the High Court on […]

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ASX updates disclosure obligations in wake of GetSwift action
Securities 2018-03-19 12:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Stock Exchange has updated rules on company disclosures regarding consumer contracts, in the wake of a share suspension and investor class action against […]

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Linfox workers lose appeal in FWC case
Employment 2018-03-16 9:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

A group of Linfox workers in Victoria has lost a challenge to a Fair Work Commission ruling that found in favor of the transport giant […]

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FWC won’t delay super union merger
Employment 2018-03-16 3:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Fair Work Commission has refused a bid by an employer group to halt the merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and two […]

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Equifax duped customers, ACCC says in enforcement action
Financial Services 2018-03-16 10:23 am By Christine Caulfield

The consumer regulator has launched enforcement action against Equifax, accusing the credit reporting company of duping vulnerable customers into paying for credit reports that were […]

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ASIC to crack down on unfair lending contracts
Financial Services 2018-03-15 4:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

ASIC put banks and other lenders on notice Thursday that unfair lending contracts aimed at small business will be an enforcement priority for the securities […]

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