The Subsidy Illusion: Corporate Price Tactics Accelerate as Government Help Falls Short As government subsidies fail to address affordability, companies extract wealth through shrinkflation and dark patterns while household incomes collapse.

The Subsidy Illusion: Corporate Price Tactics Accelerate as Government Help Falls Short

#CostOfLiving #ACCC #AusPol #Affordability #AusNews #Breaking

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The Hidden Price of Gaming: How Dark Patterns Are Manipulating Aussie Players The ACCC is targeting dark patterns and manipulative design in gaming. Here's what Aussie gamers need to know about loot boxes, subscriptions, and their wallets.

The Hidden Price of Gaming: How Dark Patterns Are Manipulating Aussie Players

#Gaming #ConsumerProtection #ACCC #AusNews #DarkPatterns #GamingIndustry

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PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals Australia's ACCC fined PhotobookShop $39,600 for instructing influencers to hide paid partnerships and editing out negative product feedback on Instagram.

FYI: PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals #PhotobookShop #ACCC #InfluencerMarketing #SocialMediaEthics #PaidPartnerships

PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals Australia's ACCC fined PhotobookShop $39,600 for instructing influencers to hide paid partnerships and editing out negative product feedback on Instagram.

FYI: PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals #PhotobookShop #ACCC #InfluencerMarketing #SocialMediaEthics #PaidPartnerships

Complaint raised w/ @virginaustralia.bsky.social & #ACCC.

If airlines use weather as cover not to fly & so save money, govt & regulators must impose stiff penalties.

The airline oligopoly has had it too good for too long.

Maybe why they give pollies perks: free upgrades & lounge access?

#Auspol

If you are a resident of #Australia and own an #Apple device under #Applecare with a problematic battery that does'nt hold charge well yet have been told by Apple that thier diag software says it does sit within thier specs as being ok, and you think they are wrong, log a complaint with the #ACCC.

Heavy penalties alone won't stop fuel price gouging, critics warn The ACCC gains power to impose $100m penalties for fuel price gouging, but Australia still lacks a direct ban on exploitative pricing.

Heavy penalties alone won't stop fuel price gouging, critics warn

#FuelPrices #PriceGouging #ACCC #CostOfLiving #AusNews

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Babysense Baby Monitor Recall: What You Need to Know ACCC warns parents to stop using Babysense MaxView parent units due to fire risk. Check your serial number and learn how to get a free replacement.

Babysense Baby Monitor Recall: What You Need to Know

#ProductRecall #BabySafety #ACCC #AusNews

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PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals Australia's ACCC fined PhotobookShop $39,600 for instructing influencers to hide paid partnerships and editing out negative product feedback on Instagram.

ICYMI: PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals #ACCC #influencermarketing #transparency #socialmediaethics #marketingnews

PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals Australia's ACCC fined PhotobookShop $39,600 for instructing influencers to hide paid partnerships and editing out negative product feedback on Instagram.

ICYMI: PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals #ACCC #influencermarketing #transparency #socialmediaethics #marketingnews

Inside Temu's Cheap Chargers: What Safety Tests Reveal About The Risk European testing found only 1 of 27 Temu chargers met safety standards. Australian regulators now moving to enforce product safety on online marketplaces.

Inside Temu's Cheap Chargers: What Safety Tests Reveal About The Risk

#Temu #ProductSafety #ACCC #AusConsumer #AusNews

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The Subscription Squeeze: How Much Your Streaming Habit Really Costs Australian households pay $492 yearly on streaming alone. Here's how to audit, cancel subscriptions, and save money without the hassle.

The Subscription Squeeze: How Much Your Streaming Habit Really Costs

#CostOfLiving #ConsumerRights #Streaming #AusNews #Budget #ACCC

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PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals Australia's ACCC fined PhotobookShop $39,600 for instructing influencers to hide paid partnerships and editing out negative product feedback on Instagram.

PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals #InfluencerMarketing #SocialMediaEthics #ACCC #PaidPartnerships #MarketingNews

PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals Australia's ACCC fined PhotobookShop $39,600 for instructing influencers to hide paid partnerships and editing out negative product feedback on Instagram.

PhotobookShop hit with $39,600 ACCC fine for hiding paid influencer deals #InfluencerMarketing #SocialMediaEthics #ACCC #PaidPartnerships #MarketingNews

Supermarket 'Fake Discounts' Exposed: How Coles and Woolworths Misled Australians The ACCC is taking Coles and Woolworths to court for misleading discount claims affecting 500+ products. New price-gouging ban starts July 2026.

Supermarket 'Fake Discounts' Exposed: How Coles and Woolworths Misled Australians

#ACCC #CostOfLiving #Supermarkets #ConsumerRights #AusNews

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Perth woman caught out by fuel price spike reveals cracks in transparency system Woman charged 30 cents more than FuelWatch price. ACCC probing fuel retailers as Perth prices surge 59.5 cents in weeks.

Perth woman caught out by fuel price spike reveals cracks in transparency system

#FuelPrices #Perth #FuelWatch #ACCC #AusNews

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PM announces new fuel supply taskforce as price-gouging investigation launched Anthony Albanese said Australia's fuel supply "is currently secure" but he wants the country to be "over-prepared".

This fuel supply taskforce is welcome but fact is @albomp.bsky.social is that the #ACCC has to "grow a set of balls" as far as coming down hard on fuel retailers, with huge fines, instead of just talking about it, in response to already widespread price gouging.

@crikey.com.au @dianedee.bsky.social

Same, bud. Same. #auspol #ACCC #iran

ACCC Demands Fuel Price Answers as Retailers Face Emergency Grilling Australia's consumer watchdog is summoning major fuel retailers to explain rapid price spikes amid Middle East conflict. ACCC investigating potential market misconduct.

ACCC Demands Fuel Price Answers as Retailers Face Emergency Grilling

#ACCC #FuelPrices #AusNews #ConsumerLaw

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Diesel hits $2.70 / litre in some areas of Canberra this morning!
#ACCC

ACCC puts franchisors on notice over disclosure failures Recent penalties show ACCC is enforcing franchising disclosure requirements more strictly. New 2025 code requires more transparency, with fines up to $198,000.

ACCC puts franchisors on notice over disclosure failures

#Franchising #ACCC #SmallBusiness #AusNews

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#ACCC has issued a nationwide alert for a scam targeting Australians with ads 4 'free' tai chi classes to trick them into downloading malware capable of stealing money off their devices.
Scamwatch has received an uptick of reports abt the scam, with people reporting losses of $5K.
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#auspol

Australia's Grocery Bill Hits $240 a Week. Will New Laws Actually Help? Families pay $240 weekly for groceries. New price-gouging laws arrive July 1, but experts question whether they can fix Australia's supermarket duopoly.

Australia's Grocery Bill Hits $240 a Week. Will New Laws Actually Help?

#GroceryPrices #CostOfLiving #ACCC #AustraliaNews #Coles #Woolworths

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How a Sydney lawyer built an empire on misleading wealth seminars Federal Court finds Sydney lawyer Dominique Grubisa knowingly misled thousands. Despite court orders and fines, she pivots to offshore operations.

How a Sydney lawyer built an empire on misleading wealth seminars

#ACCC #ConsumerLaw #AusNews #FraudAlert

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More expensive petrol in Warrnambool compared to usually higher city prices and the entire west region of the state. How can this price be right? Every other price in Warrnambool considerably lower for petrol in Victoria. #ACCC #petrolgouging

Chalmers warns retailers not to exploit Middle East crisis for price hikes Jim Chalmers writes to ACCC over fuel prices as Middle East conflict triggers Australian petrol surge and supply concerns.

Chalmers warns retailers not to exploit Middle East crisis for price hikes

#FuelPrices #ACCC #AusPol #CostOfLiving #AusNews

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Australia's $10 Million Gamble: Will the Supermarket Price Gouging Ban Actually Work? From July 1, 2026, Coles and Woolworths face $10 million fines for excessive pricing. But will the ban actually lower grocery costs?

Australia's $10 Million Gamble: Will the Supermarket Price Gouging Ban Actually Work?

#CostOfLiving #GroceryPrices #ACCC #AusNews #Supermarkets

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#Iran #ACCC

Confusing extended #convo w/ #Google…

It references #Wikipedia,

“…In short, while the ACCC is the intended future of ‘America First’ security, the U.S. is currently the primary military partner of Israel in what has become a major regional war aimed at Iranian regime change.”

Huh? 🤔

What does "America First" mean…? • The ACCC shifts the focus of the United States military and the national security establishment away from the Middle East? So who's fighting Iran now? Just Israel alone? 11 sites : Actually, the U.S. military is currently heavily involved in the Middle East. While the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (ACCC) represents a shift in long-term strategic priority toward the U.S. homeland, the United States is at this moment in an active, large-scale war against Iran alongside Israel. Yahoo +2 The situation as of March 8, 2026, is as follows: • Operation Epic Fury: This is the U.S. code name for joint military operations with Israel that began on February 28, 2026. • Decapitation Strike: The opening salvo of the war killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other top officials in Tehran. • U.S. Forces Involved: Far from leaving the fight to Israel alone, the U.S. has deployed a massive "armada," including Carrier Strike Group 3 (USS Abraham Lincoln) and Carrier Strike Group 12 (USS Gerald R. Ford). U.S. B-2 bombers have also struck Iranian ballistic missile facilities. • Regional Retaliation: Iran has responded by striking U.S. bases and embassies across the region, including facilities in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE. • The "America First" Framing: President Trump has justified this intervention not as "nation-building," but as a necessary "service for the world" to dismantle a direct threat to the American homeland before fully pivoting his military focus to the cartels in the Western Hemisphere. Wikipedia +6 In short, while the ACCC is the intended future of "America First" security, the U.S. is currently the primary military partner of Israel in what has become a major regional war aimed at Iranian regime change. w Wikipedia +1

It’s just past midnight, am laying in bed having a ‘convo’ with #Google, on the current state of #UnitedStates #Foreign policy under #Trump — all things considered… (e.g., asking how does his new #Iran war fit in with “America First” and his newly minted “Americas Counter Cartel Coalition,” #ACCC?).

#Petrol around us is up to $2.35litre for 95. Average $2.25. Where’s #Albanese and #Labor on price gouging. And of course the highest prices are on the Highway ti catch the unaware. #ACCC