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flag Australia pushes new laws to ban deceptive business practices like hidden fees and unfair warranties.

flag Australia’s Assistant Minister for Productivity, Andrew Leigh, is driving a nationwide effort—supported unanimously by all states and territories—to introduce stronger consumer protection laws targeting deceptive corporate practices such as hidden fees, inflated prices, and unfair warranty terms. flag Leigh noted that companies increasingly exploit consumer inattention through behavioral tactics, view customers needing assistance as liabilities, and allow trust to erode through poor service and cost-cutting. flag The proposed legislation would ban all unfair and unreasonable conduct in a broad, future-proof way, ensuring long-term protection as new forms of corporate deception emerge.

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