[Link] 'I talk to 20 Australians a day': Meet Frank, his job is to scam you

Read: 8/12/2021 www.abc.net.au

If you answer your phone and Frank* is on the other end of the line, he'll keep you talking for as long as he can. And Frank has already done his homework before calling you in Australia.

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[Link] Have you asked for an Airbnb refund during COVID? Ross was refused one – and then told to break lockdown

Read: 29/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

So when they booked a night at a Victorian country home for a getaway with friends, the Melbourne-based couple didn't pay too much attention to their Airbnb host's cancellation policy.

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[Link] Australia also wants Google to unbundle search from Android

Read: 31/10/2021 arstechnica.com

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the latest government regulatory body to take issue with how Google does business.

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[Link] ‘Prices going up’: competition watchdog tells governments to limit asset sales as public loses trust

Read: 30/7/2021 www.theguardian.com

Competition watchdog Rod Sims has called for curbs on state and federal government privatisations, saying the public has lost trust after seeing prices rise following asset sell-offs.

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