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27 October 2026

Bigger fines are only part of Australia’s new consumer-protection push

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Bigger fines are only part of Australia’s new consumer-protection push

Australia is strengthening consumer protections with higher fines, direct enforcement and proposed changes to how telecom companies sell and cancel services.

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