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Cross Border Collaboration
The Chair of the Consumer Ministers Network, Andrea Michaels MP, South Australian Minister for Consumer Affairs, outlines the outcomes of a recent Consumer Minister Network meeting in her Media Release.
Fuel excise cut ends
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) advises that from 29 September 2022, the full fuel excise will be reinstated resulting in an extra 25.3 cents per litre in taxes, and reminds consumers that significant savings can be made by shopping around for the best price available and by timing their purchases.
New advice about the LG ESS Battery Recall
Energy Storage System (ESS) Home Batteries are installed as part of a residential energy solar system which allows owners to capture and store energy from solar panels. It is important that all Territorians check their home batteries to see if their system uses one of the batteries under recall.
Update on rental tenancy changes due to COVID-19
Transitional arrangements for residential tenancies will be in place after the Declaration of Public Health Emergency has ceased.
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.