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  1. 'Loyalty doesn't pay': Car insurers asked to explain soaring premiums
    By Kate Ainsworth and Emilia Terzon

    The corporate regulator ASIC has taken aim at major car insurers, finding that the companies are not explaining why customers' premiums are rising faster than inflation.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/car

    #Insurance #ConsumerProtection #Inflation #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #RegulatoryAuthorities #KateAinsworth #EmiliaTerzon

  2. Doctors furious after email identifies invitees of addiction webinar
    By Charlotte Grieve

    The national healthcare watchdog has inadvertently identified more than 100 doctors, nurses and other practitioners who were offered addiction and alcohol misuse training in a mass email that has triggered fierce backlash and privacy complaints.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ahp

    #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #RegulatoryAuthorities #HealthPolicy #DataPrivacy #Drugs #CharlotteGrieve

  3. One telehealth consult and a doctor prescribed unapproved peptides
    By Norman Swan, Mary Fallon, Rachel Carbonell, and Lara Sonnenschein

    The booming industry selling Australians on treatments to live longer is exploiting significant gaps in health regulation, exposing consumers to risk.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/pep

    #AlternativeMedicine #Wellness #RegulatoryAuthorities #NormanSwan #MaryFallon #RachelCarbonell #LaraSonnenschein

  4. Telstra slammed for putting 'burden of proof on consumers' for compensation
    By Lin Lin and Ahmed Yussuf

    Telstra is assessing outage compensation claims, but consumer advocates say the process is cumbersome and puts the onus back on customers rather than the telco at fault.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/tel

    #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #RegulatoryAuthorities #SmallBusinesses #LinLin #AhmedYussuf

  5. SA childcare centre closes for three months after 'very serious' allergy incident

    South Australia's Education Standards Board says it has "serious concerns" about an Edge Early Learning centre after a child was taken to hospital following an allergen incident, with the centre directed to close immediately for the second time this year.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-06/edg

    #ChildCare #Allergies #RegulatoryAuthorities #StateandTerritoryGovernment