The Commonwealth Bank has announced they will no longer run its dodgy school marketing scheme the Dollarmites. This comes off the back of four states and territories banning bank-run school marketing schemes.

The big five private health insurers have announced that they will give consumers refunds for profits accrued while services couldn’t be accessed. 

Chubb and GIO Insurance each dropped claims against renters for damage they didn’t cause, after CHOICE investigations revealed unfairness in the landlord insurance market. Now the pressure is on for industry wide reform. 

The ACCC continues to stamp out unfair fees in the funeral sector, penalising Alex Gow Funerals for allegedly misleading consumers on funeral pricing. 

CHOICE testing discovered this portacot possessed suffocation, strangulation and fall limb entrapment risks. The product has now been recalled, meaning it can no longer be sold in shops, online or in secondary markets. 

Landmark CHOICE report calls for seven sensible changes to travel regulations in Australia, putting the power back into the hands of consumers. The solutions were welcomed by Rex airlines and independent politicians.

The laws that would remove safe lending protections are stuck in the Senate thanks to CHOICE supporters and not-for-profit allies persuading cross-bench Senators to protect consumers. 

Super Consumers Australia helped the “Your Super, Your Future” reforms pass parliament. They’ll save an estimated $17.9 bn over 10 years by ending costly duplicate accounts, getting rid of poor-performing funds and making it easier for people to find better options via a new comparison tool.

Last year a CHOICE member tipped us off to dodgy hand sanitiser being sold by Mosaic Brands. After our tests revealed the label was misleading, Mosaic was fined $630,000 for selling hand sanitiser without enough alcohol and will refund customers. 

Thanks to community pressure, all major Australian home and contents insurers with previously bad definitions of fire have made or committed to making their definitions fairer.

Two new jurisdictions will end school marketing schemes like Dollarmites. Now it’s time for other states and territories to step up and end programs targeted at Australian kids.

Propel Funeral Partners was issued an infringement notice by the ACCC for making false and misleading claims about the "local and independent" ownership. The fine comes after CHOICE discovered instances of misinformation and poor transparency in the sector. 

When CHOICE lab tests found some Hitachi fridges used more energy than claimed, the regulator forced the company to hand customers back $174 to reflect the extra cost of using the product.

The government passed more banking royal commission recommendation into law, requiring advisers to provide annual forward-looking statements to customers to prevent another fees-for-no-service scandal.

A huge step forward for our product safety campaign. New regulations for products containing button batteries will help reduce the serious risk that these small but dangerous items pose to young children.

The Victorian government announces it will end school marketing schemes like Dollarmites. Instead, students will participate in school-led programs designed to improve financial literacy.