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Your First Steps – baby product safety resource
Preparing for the arrival of your baby can be an exciting time, but it can be difficult for parents and carers to know what is really important when choosing products for your baby.
New Scam Posters developed for Aboriginal Territorians
NT Consumer Affairs developed posters to highlight the dangers of scams and how to identify and avoid being scammed for people in remote and regional Northern Territory.
Consumer Warning - Dinosaur Festival Darwin
Dinosaur Festival Darwin on the verge of extinction
New industry safe sleep guide
As the range of infant sleeping products available in the Australian market continues to grow, leading medical and injury prevention experts, industry and regulators have developed a new best practice guide for the design of safe infant sleeping environments.
Warm up safely this winter
The winter months are a time for keeping warm which means making use of products like heaters, wheat/heat packs, hot water bottles and electric blankets or sitting near a cosy fire.
Consumers urged to check solar energy storage batteries due to fire risk
NT Consumer Affairs is urging consumers to urgently check if their LG, SolaX or Opal home energy solar systems are affected by dangerous LG solar energy storage batteries which are under recall, and if so to contact the manufacturer, immediately.
How to save money on groceries
With discussion in the community about possible inflation and interest rate rises, many people are looking at ways to save money to balance the family budget. One way to help you budget and save while grocery shopping, is using unit pricing.
Urgent Recall: LG Energy Solution Australia Pty Ltd (formerly LG Chem Ltd) - ESS Home Energy Storage Batteries
A range of ESS Home Energy Storage Batteries have been recalled.
You’ve met someone online, but the facts aren’t adding up?
While there are many success stories of people who’ve met through apps, websites and social media, there are risks involved with some people seeking love who are victimised by online scammers, leaving them heartbroken, with a financial loss. These scams are also known as ‘catfishing’.
Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) price gouging prohibited
The Australian Government has introduced measures under the Biosecurity Act 2015 to prohibit price gouging and impose restrictions on the improper of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT).