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Childcare costs subject of new ACCC inquiry

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Wednesday, 2nd November 2022 - 
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The competition regulator has been directed by the government to look at the supply of childcare services in Australia. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission…

ACCC launches investigation into greenwashing

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 4th October 2022 - 
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The competition watchdog launches two internet sweeps to identify companies making “misleading environmental and sustainability marketing claims and fake or misleading…

ACCC will “not hesitate” to take enforcement action on greenwashing

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 20th September 2022 - 
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 The competition watchdog is warning businesses not to claim their products and services are environmentally friendly unless they can prove it. The Australian Competition…

Fake charities use social media as scamming platform of choice

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 12th March 2020 - 
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The amount of money stolen by charity scammers has doubled from 2018 to 2019  Generous Aussies are being warned to watch who they give to on social media after new data revealed…

Authorities look to stamp out bushfire donation scams

Luke Michael, Monday, 13th January 2020 - 
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The government wants to make it easier for Australians to aid bushfire relief efforts The National Bushfire Recovery Agency has published a list of registered charities…

Fix fundraising: ‘The horse has well and truly bolted’

Contributor, Wednesday, 7th August 2019 - 
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The battle to fix fundraising and achieve reforms using the existing state and territory regimes is lost, says the head of Not-for-profit Law at Justice Connect. Sue Woodward,…

Charity Scams on the Rise in Australia

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 24th October 2018 - 
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Australians have lost more than $320,000 to charity fraud this year as scammers increasingly turn to creating fake charities or impersonating real ones. The Australian…

Calls for Mandatory Fundraising Code Under ACL

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 24th April 2018 - 
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Fixing fundraising needs to be a priority before it becomes scandal-led reform, according to Not-for-profit Law, which is calling for a mandatory fundraising code to …

ACCC Raises Concerns With Charities’ Transparency Around Third-Party Fundraising

Luke Michael, Monday, 27th November 2017 - 
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New research has raised concerns about the level of transparency by some charities around third-party fundraising, and the disclosure of the size and structure of fees…

Scam Warning on Government Grants

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th April 2017 - 
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is warning charities, small businesses  and individuals of the re-emergence of a scam offering money in the…

Finding a Simple Solution to Managing Debt Collection Rules

David Tennant, Thursday, 2nd February 2017 - 
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Is there a simple solution to Centrelink’s debt collection problems asks not-for-profit CEO David Tennant. There has been a lot of public discussion about Centrelink’s…

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