The use of vague environmental claims that confuse consumers,such as “eco” or “green”,is being banned in the EU. Australia should do the same.
Shopping around is confusing and time-consuming – and companies have worked out they can get away with charging existing customers thousands more each year.
If we are to get to the bottom of whether price gouging contributes to obscene supermarket profits,a full investigation is needed.
Do we really know what we are getting ourselves into when we accept all those terms and conditions for online purchases?
It's a great pity that the banks are weighing in so publicly to support the rollback of our responsible lending laws,just when they’ve done so much during the pandemic to rebuild trust.