Lithium-ion batteries have become the fastest growing home fire risk in Western Australia according to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
In 2024, there was a fire caused by one of these batteries almost every second day, making it the worst year on record. These 166 fires caused injuries, destroyed homes and possessions, damaged rubbish trucks and ignited large bushfires.
Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.
A former real estate sales representative who operated without registration and submitted falsified documents to conceal her wrongdoing has been ordered to pay a total of $11,091.50 by the Perth Magistrates Court.
Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.
Consumer Protection is advising caution over rent-to-own finance agreements for used cars, as they could end up costing consumers far more than the vehicles are worth.
New year, new job! But watch-out for job scams that hope to steal your money, rather than make you any.
Social media or encrypted message platforms like WhatsApp or Telegram are currently flooded with job scams, offering easy employment online with no experience needed and the added benefit of working from home.
Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.
Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle.
From tradies to online retailers and even the small business someone in your community runs – they are all bound by Australian Consumer Law and they must ensure their customers get what they for paid for.
This means businesses must not accept payment for goods or services if they do not intend to supply them, if they intend to supply materially different goods or services, or if they knew (or should have known) they would not be able to supply the goods or services in a timely manner.
A pair of car sellers who rolled back the odometers on two vehicles by more than 200,000 kilometres each have been convicted and fined a total of $51,000 by the Joondalup Magistrates Court.
