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Is your Indigenous souvenir the real deal? When it comes to the Aboriginal souvenir trade, copies, imports and confusion abound. But there are ways to tell if an item is authentic.

Indigenous art wholesaler selling knock-offs: ACCC Federal Court action launched by competition watchdog.

A year of charity donations goes to paying outsourced commissions, ACCC finds The watchdog warns that more transparency is needed.

Government announces modern slavery reporting laws A proposal to force big business to report on slavery in their supply chains has been slammed as "toothless".

Modern slavery in supply chains Australia is considering adopting a Modern Slavery Act which will require businesses to report on steps taken to eradicate slavery in their supply chains.

How to safely donate to the Syrian refugee crisis 9 September 2015 | Scam alert: make sure your dollar goes where it's needed.

Thousands of charities miss annual report deadline 21 July 2015 | A register to make charities more accountable to donors will reveal which have failed to report their financials.

Where is your charity donation going? Are gimmicky gifts from charities really helping their cause?

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