Scam prevention laws must plug the gaps and guarantee fair compensation say consumer advocates
Joint submission warns current design leaves major scam channels uncovered, delays real protections, and will fail victims without a workable dispute resolution pathway Australia’s leading consumer...
Joint Consumer Submission – Scams Prevention Framework draft law package and position paper
This is a joint submission made on behalf of: • Consumer Action Law Centre • CHOICE • Financial Rights Legal Centre • Financial Counselling Australia • Westjustice • Consumer Credit Legal Servic...
People are losing their homes over a $10,000 debt: this must stop
This opinion piece by Claude Von Arx, Senior Financial Counsellor, Consumer Action Law Centre, and Chair, Financial Counselling Victoria was first published in The Age on 19 December 2025. Imagine...
At Christmas, no one should have to pawn their life away
An edited version of this opinion piece appeared in the Herald Sun today. By Stephanie Tonkin Christmas is meant to be a time of generosity and hope. Yet for too many Australians, it’s a season...
Joint Consumer Submission to the Life Code Independent Review
Consumer Action is a signatory to the Joint Consumer Submission to the Life Code Independent Review. This submission builds a case that the current Life Code – and the ‘promises’ life insurers make...
Consumer Action wins landmark Federal Court case against pawnbroker Taylors Business
Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) has secured a comprehensive victory in the Federal Court of Australia against Taylors Business Pty Ltd (Taylors), in a judgment handed down yesterday that...
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