Our first interim report for the inquiry into childcare services focuses on prices, supply and demand for childcare. It also examines the impact of the Child Care Subsidy on families.
Australia’s east coast gas market is expected to have enough supply to meet overall demand in 2024, but southern states will be reliant on Queensland’s surplus gas.
Our latest report reveals that residential electricity bills were higher across most National Electricity Market states in the September quarter.
The National Anti-Scam Centre will bring together experts from government and the private sector to tackle harmful scams.
Unsafe products can pose safety risks to the community. Each year, we identify priorities to raise awareness and minimise the risks of unsafe consumer goods.
“We prioritise the issues impacting the Australian economy, consumers and businesses in Australia.”
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Consumers are now, more than ever, making purchasing decisions on environmental grounds. We'll be investigating a number of businesses for making potentially false or misleading environmental claims.
The expansion of digital platforms in Australia has brought benefits, but also created risks and harms that our current consumer and competition laws are not always able to address. We're examining these issues as part of inquiries we conduct and law enforcement cases.
With more Australians choosing to shop online, consumers often rely on reviews and testimonials when making purchases. We're conducting a sweep to identify misleading testimonials and endorsements by social media influencers.
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