Saturday, May 4, 2024
28.8 C
Melbourne

CONSUMER ISSUES

BUSINESS/FINANCECONSUMER ISSUES

I chose the electricity retailer offering the best deal for my home. That’s not what I got

  Image: Shutterstock Households in most of Australia have been able to choose between electricity retailers for more than a decade. The main reason is...

Know These Components of KYC

Knowing who your customer is can help you enact protocols to deter financial crimes in financial institutions. KYC, short for “Know Your Client” or...

Third year of declining phone and internet complaints but problems persist for small businesses

Complaints about phone and internet services decreased 6.1 per cent in the last financial year ending 30 June 2021. During this period, residential consumers...

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has the power to stop misleading advertising. So why can’t it stop Craig Kelly’s texts?

  Picture: AAP/Mick Tsikas Earlier this month, many Australians received a text message prompting them to visit the “Australian Government’s COVID-19 Vaccines Adverse Events Report.” It...

From October, it will be all but impossible for most Australians to vape — largely because of Canberra’s little-known ‘homework police

  Picture: Steven Senne/AP After a misstep, it’s about to become illegal to import e-cigarettes without a prescription, which means that, for most Australians, it’ll...

Going electric and banning new petrol-powered cars could be Australia’s next big light bulb moment

  Image: ParabolStudio/Shutterstock In 2007 Malcolm Turnbull turned off an industry’s life support without blinking. The industry made light bulbs, of the traditional kind — so energy-inefficient...

Only a small fraction of buildings with flammable cladding have been fixed, and owners are feeling the strain

 Picture: MFB Australia has more than 3,400 buildings with flammable cladding. In Victoria alone, at least 71 of these buildings have been classified as “extreme risk” and another 368...

Can I have a pet and be housed, too? It all depends…

 Darren Fisher, Author provided Barriers to housing for people with pets around Australia are the focus of newly released national research by an interdisciplinary team. Why? Because laws...

Facebook has pulled the trigger on news content — and possibly shot itself in the foot

 Picture: Michael Reynolds / AAP Facebook on Thursday made good on its threat to block Australians from accessing or posting news content. The ban includes blocking...

Underinsurance is entrenching poverty as the vulnerable are hit hardest by disasters

 AAP Image/Supplied by DFES, Nikki Woods More than 70 homes were destroyed by bushfires in Western Australia this week, leaving those affected facing enormous costs. After disasters...
  • best in travel australia - sidebar 600x300
  • tagg gig guide - add event sidebar 300x600

Must-read

7 Tips for Creating Instagram-Worthy Photo Booth Shots

A memorable and shareable photo booth experience at your event is essential in today's social media-driven environment. The popularity of Instagram and visual storytelling...

Breakfast crêpe? Bean there, done that

“A light breakfast this morning,” I told myself. This pancake is huge – but don’t panic! – it’s mostly shredded yam bean, which surely...

Discovering Fort Walton’s Maritime Treasures: Exploring Boating, Yachting, and Fishing Culture

Nestled along the sandy shores of Florida's Panhandle, Fort Walton embodies a captivating blend of coastal beauty and rich maritime history. Here, the gentle...

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.