When buying goods and services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) you’ll want to get the best result that meets your needs. This is important if you are buying or signing up for something that is worth a lot of money or that you will use for a long time.
DIY mechanics are being urged to take safety seriously when working on cars at home as new statistics show that on average five people a year have been killed by a vehicle they were working under.
An awareness campaign by Consumer and Business Services, the SA Metropolitan Fire Service...
The Supreme Court has imposed penalties totalling $120,000 against a company and its director for engaging in misleading conduct to sign up South Australian schools for online advertising.
Lukeleo Pty Ltd and its director/shareholder Luke Farrell were fined after admitting to making...
Following community and industry consultation, new liquor licensing laws were passed by Parliament yesterday.
The changes will be implemented in different stages, with further consultation in 2018 on the new fee structure and aspects of the new licensing regime.
South Australia’s consumer watchdog has issued a public warning against building company Fenbreeze Homes Pty Ltd and sole director Joseph Biju Kavilpurayidathil – on the basis they allegedly accepted payment for services they failed to deliver, and provided fake building indemnity insurance...
An unlicensed builder who took more than $60,000 in deposit payments from clients for work that was never started and his business have been fined $70,000 and ordered to pay compensation in excess of $80,000 for breaches of the Australian Consumer Law and the Building Work Contractors Act...
An unlicensed contractor who stole from one client and whose work was of such a poor standard his clients had to spend tens of thousands of dollars fixing it has been fined $15,000 and ordered to repay one of his victims $20,000 in the Adelaide Magistrates Court for breaches of the state’s...
A sophisticated cyber scam targeting consumers in the real estate sector has reached South Australia, with two clients losing a total of $900,000 to scammers.