Day: November 23, 2004

ACCC Consumer Express: October

This month’s topics include:

• Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Country of origin advertising
• Internet auctions: consumers beware
• Work at home but don’t get scammed
• “TV star’s amazing confession“
• Agents get real! A look at real estate advertising
• Chain letters: David Rhodes hits again
• Consumers’ online rights
• Misleading claims attract attention: misleading claims about magnetic therapy
• News releases for September
• New ACCC publications

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/474307/fromItemId/3737 or email express@accc.gov.au to subscribe.

People who practise the controversial recovered-memory therapy may soon have to be registered by a professional board, amid concerns that some are unqualified and could cause harm. http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Memory-therapy-state-launches-probe/2004/11/22/1100972326650.html

The Australian False Memory Association say the therapy is “dangerous, unscientific, and just destroys families“. http://www.afma.asn.au/