#accc — Public Fediverse posts

Asleep at the wheel #ACCC - although like other key federal agencies, years of stealthy funding cuts are the core problem #auspol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/accc-launches-inquiry-into-food-labelling-after-four-corners/107010678

Why can’t #stratamanagement be automated? It’s basically only accounting and tender management. #auspol #accc

FYI: Amazon faces ACCC suit as OpenAI opens the books on ad proof: Australia sues Amazon over ads forced on 850,000 Prime subscribers as OpenAI signals third party measurement and Google adds Gemini text to AdSense pop ups. https://ppc.land/amazon-faces-accc-suit-as-openai-opens-the-books-on-ad-proof/ #Amazon #OpenAI #ACCC #DigitalAds #Privacy

Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd allegedly made "false or misleading representations in the labelling" of two of its "fresh milk" products.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-02/lactalis-milk-company-fined-accc-fresh-labelling-misleading-sa/106870814
Ferguson Valley WA Dairy Fresh 2L milk and Golden North Country Fresh 2L milk were found to contain substantial amounts of powdered milk.

The company has paid $59,400 in penalties over three infringements and removed the word "fresh" from both products.
#consumerlaw #ACCC #auslaw

Amazon faces ACCC suit as OpenAI opens the books on ad proof: Australia sues Amazon over ads forced on 850,000 Prime subscribers as OpenAI signals third party measurement and Google adds Gemini text to AdSense pop ups. https://ppc.land/amazon-faces-accc-suit-as-openai-opens-the-books-on-ad-proof/ #Amazon #ACCC #OpenAI #Advertising #DigitalMarketing

The #ACCC suing #Amazon over the introduction of Ads to #AmazonPrime Video, rather than the fact Amazon are now showing ads before shows when you're paying for the "Ad-Free" add-on subscription, is peak ACCC.

FYI: Hismile fined $138,600 by ACCC for fake shoppers and misleading stain claims: Australia's ACCC fined Hismile $138,600 for staging fake customer reaction videos and making misleading Glostik stain removal claims on social media platforms. https://ppc.land/hismile-fined-138-600-by-accc-for-fake-shoppers-and-misleading-stain-claims/ #Hismile #ACCC #stainremoval #fines #socialmedia

Grill’d burger chain sued by ACCC over alleged greenwashing https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/16/grilld-burger-chain-sued-over-alleged-greenwashing-by-consumer-watchdog
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launches federal court action against restaurant over Tree Day Tuesday campaign. #ACCC #consumerlaw #greenwashing #auslaw #auspol

Well knock me down down with a misleading discount label.

I truely believed the supermarket duopoly was going to get away with this pricing deception.

#accc #coles #woolworths #federalcourt #supermarket #supermarketduopoly #consumerlaw #deception

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/coles-accc-federal-court-judgment/106673800?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Coles’ ‘Down Down’ discounts misled customers on industrial scale, court finds https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/watch-live-coles-learns-its-fate-in-fake-down-down-discounts-case-20260514-p5zwoi.html #ACCC #consumerlaw #food

ACCC is taking Woolworths to court over its "Prices Dropped" promotions.
The watchdog alleges the supermarket used fake discounts on over 260 items — briefly jacking up the "was" price before "dropping" it to something that was often still higher than the old regular price.
Woolworths denies misleading shoppers.
Classic supermarket pricing games?

#Woolworths #Aldi #ACCC #GroceryPrices #CostOfLiving #SupermarketWars

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/woolworths-accc-case-spotlights-grocery-pricing-integrity/106561746

Tense exchanges in court as judge turns screws on ACCC's case against Woolworths https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-30/tense-exchanges-federal-court-case-accc-woolworths/106561702 #ACCC #auslaw #auspol

Consumer watchdog zeroes in on Woolworths’ allegedly fake discounts as it meets supermarket giant in court
Vinegar, Tim Tams and baby rice are among the products to be scrutinised in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case
The ACCC alleges Coles and Woolworths broke Australian consumer law by offering “illusory” discounts on hundreds of everyday products through the misleading use of their respective “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” promotion programs.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/21/consumer-watchdog-accc-supermarket-woolworths-court-hearings-australia
Led by Robert Yezerski, SC, Woolworths’ legal team is expected to vigorously defend the allegations, with the supermarket saying it “fundamentally disagrees” with the ACCC’s claims and at no stage misled or deceived customers.
#auspol #auslaw #consumerlaw #ACCC

'Did Woolworths trick shoppers into snapping up Tim Tams because they thought the price had dropped when really it had been jacked up?' https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/woolworths-accc-court-case-grocery-pricing-discounts/106561584 #auspol #auslaw #consumerlaw #ACCC

Maybe I’m wrong but this looks like pretty clear price collusion to me.

#FuelPrices #Accc #Adelaide

The oil shock has completely reshaped Australia’s petrol price cycle

Australian petrol prices tend to follow predictable cycles, but they’ve all gone out the window in recent weeks.…
#NewsBeep #News #Economy #accc #AU #Australia #Business #diesel #fuel #Iran #middleeast #oil #petrol #Prices #straitofhormuz #war #watchdog
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/575022/

Did you know HotPrices (@flozza) and AusCost (@tj) have been scraping and graphing #Coles & #Woolworths price data?

Check out those false discount square waves!

One is actually a fork of @badlogic 's excellent https://heisse-preise.io/

Given the current investigation I hope the Australian media and ACCC is across this.

https://hotprices.org/changes.html
https://auscost.com.au/

#auspol #accc #opensource

ACCC takes Coles to court over 'illusory' discounts in 'case of the century'

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-16/accc-coles-federal-court-case-discount-pricing/106294956 #consumerlaw #auslaw #auspol #ACCC

Coles offered ‘utterly misleading’ discounts, consumer watchdog argues in federal court case https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/16/coles-offered-utterly-misleading-discounts-consumer-watchdog-argues-in-federal-court-case
ACCC alleges the supermarket breached the law by offering ‘illusory’ discounts on many products with ‘Down Down’ promotion. #ACCC #Consumerlaw #auslaw #auspol

From a small Guardian update this morning:

"A highly anticipated federal court battle between the competition regulator and supermarket giant Coles begins today, testing allegations the retailer offered “illusory” discounts on hundreds of everyday products.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking large penalties and community service orders against Coles, which, along with Woolworths, controls two-thirds of the Australian grocery market.

A similar case against Woolworths is expected to be heard at a later date.

The 10-day hearing in Melbourne will scrutinise pricing practices involving hundreds of products, from instant coffee to chocolate biscuits, over an extended period.

The regulator alleges that Coles temporarily inflated prices before marking the items as discounted under promotions like “Down Down,” in a practice known as “was/is” pricing.

Coles is defending the claims, arguing pricing was a response to increased costs from suppliers.

The case starts during a period of reigniting inflation, with groceries and other household costs rising strongly again."

#Coles #Shopping #News #Consumers #ACCC #PriceFixing #Corruption #Law #Supermarkets #Australia

Just a heads up that the overcharging on delivery fees on the #Coles website still has not been fixed, so check your online invoices to see if you're owed a refund.

Have just had to go through the whole process again with their support agent online, provided screenshots of their own site saying one price and my invoice showing more was charged..

Have asked for the error to be escalated to management level as they can't legally be doing this to customers nationwide, that's millions in overcharged fees (if it were an error costing THEM money they would have fixed it quick-smart)..

#ACCC #Law #Consumer #Legal #Australia #Groceries

HelloFresh and Youfoodz sued by ACCC after allegedly trapping customers in misleading meal-kit subscriptions https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/16/hellofresh-youfoodz-sued-accc-allegedly-trapping-customers-meal-kit-subscriptions
More than 100,000 customers were charged a fee despite cancelling their subscription before the specified cut-off time, watchdog alleges. #ACCC #consumerlaw #auspol #auslaw

Ghost stores look and feel like legitimate businesses — but they're actually a new type of scam that has the ACCC on alert.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/the-new-widespread-scam-to-watch-out-for-this-black-friday/2jqkmgtef
"They're a relatively new type of scam that we've been hearing about more over the last year or so," CHOICE's Liam Kennedy said.

"Instead of impersonating established big-name brands, scammers are building these websites which pretend to be local businesses." #ACCC #auslaw #auspol #consumerlaw #passingoff #trademark

ACCC warns of 'sophisticated' ghost stores ahead of Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-26/online-ghost-stores-scamming-australian-customers-black-friday/106049602 #ACCC #auslaw #auspol #consumerlaw #passingoff #trademark

Microsoft Apologizes in New Zealand Over Hidden Subscription Plan Amid Australian Lawsuit

#Microsoft #AI #ConsumerRights #ACCC #Microsoft365 #Microsoft365Copilot #BigTech #Australia #NewZealand

https://winbuzzer.com/2025/11/06/microsoft-apologizes-in-new-zealand-over-hidden-subscription-plan-amid-australian-lawsuit-xcxwbn

Australia sues Microsoft for forcing Copilot AI onto Office 365 customers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/10/28/australia-sues-microsoft-for-forcing-copilot-ai-onto-office-365-customers/