October 2017 – Wyndham City

Banning Single-Use Plastic Shopping Bags

The Andrews Labor Government will ban single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags in Victoria. Minister for Environment Lily D’Ambrosio said the Labor Government would consult closely with businesses and the community on how best to implement the policy. Experience in other jurisdictions shows that banning lightweight plastics ban can lead to undesirable results, including increased use of heavier duty plastics, which… Read More

Technology

5G—Enabling the future economy

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The Australian Government has released its strategy to support the timely rollout of 5G in Australia. 12 October 2017 5G is the next step in the evolution of mobile wireless communications technology, promising improved connectivity, greater network speeds and bandwidth, and very low latency. The Government considers that 5G is more than an incremental change for mobile communications. Rather,… Read More

Good to Go Loans Pty Ltd stop offering loan product

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Payday lender Good to Go Loans has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with ASIC to cease using a loan product following concerns raised by ASIC that the product may not have complied with the small amount credit contract provisions under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (National Credit Act). ASIC’s investigation identified that the loan product, called OACC2, was… Read More