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Good Guys hit with $13.5M penalty for misleading customers about store credit
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-09 11:48 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has signed off on a $13.5 million penalty agreed to by retailer The Good Guys for making misleading statements about store credit and StoreCash schemes to customers.

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Coles, Woolworths facing $780M underpayments bill after court ruling
Employment 2025-09-08 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Coles and Woolworths estimate they will need to remediate underpaid workers up to $780 million, following a complex judgment in two class actions and regulatory proceedings handed down last week.

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‘This should not be done again’: Judge slams complex Coles, Woolworths trial
Class Actions 2025-09-05 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the “unacceptably complex” trial of two regulatory cases and two underpayments class actions against Coles and Woolworths, delivering a ruling whose significance for the workers is not yet clear.

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Fight over IGA challenge to Shepparton supermarket decision goes to High Court
Real Estate 2025-09-08 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has been asked to clarify the jurisdictional reach of the Victoria Supreme Court to hear planning disputes, in a spat between the state and supermarket operator IGA.

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Charter Hall pays $145M for Chullora Marketplace
Real Estate 2025-09-08 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Charter Hall has expanded its convenience retail portfolio, acquiring the Chullora Marketplace 14 kilometers southwest of Sydney’s CBD for $145 million.

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Harvey Norman fails in ‘barely arguable’ appeal over interest free ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-05 4:02 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has tossed Latitude Finance and Harvey Norman’s appeal of a ruling that found the retailer’s ads touting ‘interest free’ payment methods were misleading. 

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Noni B owner to cop $25M penalty for delivery time promises
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-28 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Noni B owner Mosaic Brands has been hit with a $25 million penalty for breaching consumer laws by failing to delivery 740,000 packages within the time frame specified on its website.

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Coles, Woolworths class actions ‘put to sleep’ until ACCC trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-25 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge will hit pause on two class actions against Coles and Woolworths over allegedly illusory discounts after hearing a bid to bind group members to the findings in related proceedings by the ACCC. 

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Reject Shop class action appeals after judge bars retroactive amendments
Employment 2025-08-19 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The applicant in an employment class action against The Reject Shop is appealing a court decision that found it could amend the case and redefine the group members but not retroactively.

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Rent-to-own business cops $7.4M penalty for breaches of Credit Act
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-12 11:42 pm By Andy Sidler

A rental company providing long-term leases for household items has been slugged with a $7.4 million penalty after a court found its loan agreements did not comply with credit laws. 

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