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Amazon's 73,198-word terms and conditions for using the Kindle has many clauses that would be unfair under Australian Consumer Law, the consumer rights body CHOICE claims, adding that it would take nine hours to go through these T&Cs.

Consumers buying concert tickets from ticket reseller websites are often over-paying and run the risk of having their tickets cancelled by venues and being hit by significant fines, according to consumer activist group Choice.

The consumer group CHOICE has called on the federal government to allow consumers who have credit cards from the big four banks to cancel them online without having to call or write to the banks.

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE wants the way airlines deal with passengers to be overhauled after a six-month investigation revealed what it says are systemic breaches of Australian Consumer Law.

The consumer group CHOICE has hailed the decision of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to take court action against Meriton Property Services over alleged blocking of negative online reviews by its customers.

With Christmas coming and gift-giving on everyone’s mind, consumer advocacy group Choice has warned consumers to check their homes for unsafe products after a year in which product recalls increased by 12%.

Samsung is facing a demand from consumer groups around the world to explain how 2.5 million potentially dangerous Galaxy Note7 smartphone were permitted to be sold globally.

Australian consumer group CHOICE is happy that Samsung has decided to stop production of the Galaxy Note7 a week after it won a Shonky Award from the group for the second year running.

Printer maker HP has hit back at Choice over the consumer advocacy group's announcement that it is investigating whether the company might have breached Australian Consumer Law when it was reported to have issued a firmware update to “block consumers using cheaper third-party ink cartridges”.

The federal government is poised to force ISPs to block access to overseas retailers who refuse to include GST in the purchase of goods under $1000 by online shoppers from Australia, according a report from consumer advocate Choice.

Australia's biggest telco Telstra has refuted claims made by Choice that it is charging customers a 92% premium for using its network.

The latest report from Nokia’s 2016 Acquisition and Retention Study has arrived, revealing "how and why consumers choose their mobile operator".

Consumer group Choice, The Parenthood and Kidsafe Queensland want stricter stricter safety standards for products containing button batteries following the death of two young children and the hospitalisation of others from button battery-related injuries.

Suggesting its cheaper to fly to the UK to watch a single Premier League game than it is to subscribe to the Optus EPL 24-month bundle, Choice says Optus puts football fans offside.

Consumer advocate Choice wants Aussies ‘to share their knowledge about how to circumvent geo-blocks’ after Netflix announced its VPN crackdown, but won’t Netflix read this shared wisdom?

Consumer advocate Choice says ‘a third of consumers will dip into their savings to cover the cost of Christmas,’ which can affect future spending.

Consumer advocate Choice says 48% of the electronic retailers it ‘shadow shopped’ failed the consumer law test.

Consumer advocate Choice has shared its top 11 summer travel tips - IT pros take holidays and travel too, so that’s why this is here for you.

Consumer advocate Choice is warning hoverboard owners not to overcharge their devices, with some units posing a fire risk when overcharged.

Consumer advocates Choice says it ‘welcomes the Government’s response to the competition policy review’ but says ‘some key reforms [were] taken off the table.’