Australian Consumer Watchdog

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  Decoding Qantas' "Ghost Flights" Scandal, Which Led To $66 Million Penalty

  Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, revealed that Qantas "admitted that it misled consumers" by advertising seats on tens of thousands of flights, despite the fact that these flights had alread

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  Australian Watchdog Asks for Stakeholders’ Views on Data Brokers Like Oracle in Attempt to Regulate Sector

  Australia's competition watchdog on Monday asked consumers, businesses and other relevant stakeholders to provide their views about the business practices of data brokers in an attempt to regulate the country's digital platform services sector.

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  Uber Admits to Claims It Misled Australian Consumers About Ride Fare Estimates, Cancellation Fees

  Australia's competition watchdog is suing Uber Technologies Inc and seeking an AUD 26 million (roughly Rs. 140 crore) fine from the ride-hailing platform after it admitted to misleading consumers about ride fare estimates and cancellation fees.

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  Google, Facebook to Face Negotiations With Media Group Authorised by Australian Regulator

  Australia's competition watchdog said it issued draft proposals to authorise regional newspaper industry group, Country Press Australia, to negotiate with Google and Facebook for payments for news content on their platforms.

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  Google Misled Consumers About Data Collection, Says Australian Watchdog

  Google misled some consumers about personal location data collected through Android mobile devices, Australia’s federal court has found as per the country’s competition regulator. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it is seeking declarations and penalties from Google.

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  Australia Watchdog Sues Facebook Over 'Misleading' VPN App

  Australia's consumer watchdog launched legal action against Facebook on Wednesday, alleging the social media giant "misled" thousands of Australians by collecting user data from a free VPN service advertised as private.

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  Australian Watchdog to Examine Competition Between Apple, Google App Stores

  Australia's competition regulator on Tuesday said it would look into the use of and sharing of data by apps and the extent of competition between Apple Inc's and Google's app stores.

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  Australia Sues Sony for Refusing Refunds on Faulty PlayStation Games

  Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe broke Australian consumer law by telling customers they could not get a refund for faulty PlayStation games, Australia's consumer watchdog said in a lawsuit.

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  Australia Watchdog Seeks to Curb Power of Google, Facebook

  The head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said the market power wielded by Google and Facebook has had a devastating impact on Australian news media.

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  Australia Sues Volkswagen Over Alleged Emissions Fraud

  The Australian consumer watchdog on Thursday said it sued the Australian arm of world No. 2 carmaker Volkswagen AG for intentionally selling more than 57,000 vehicles with software which lied about levels of toxic emissions.

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  Australian Blogger Who Lied About Cancer Faces Legal Action

  A disgraced Australian blogger who lied about having brain cancer and said she cured herself of the disease through natural therapy is facing legal action by a consumer watchdog over "false claims", the body today.

• Australian Watchdog Warns of MH17 Scams

  Australia's consumer watchdog has warned people to be wary of scams seeking to take advantage of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 tragedy, saying false Facebook profiles had already been set up.