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Retailers face $50M fines for ’unsafe products and dodgy tactics’ this Christmas

In the first nine months of 2025 the ACCC received 159,319 scam reports that showed $259.5 million in losses in total across the country. (Supplied, Unsplash)

The Federal Government is warning retailers that “unsafe products and dodgy tactics” will not be tolerated this festive season, reminding […]

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