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Choice (Australian consumer organisation)

May 04, 2023

For other uses, see Choice (disambiguation).

Most commonly known as CHOICE (all capitals), the Australian Consumers' Association is an Australian not for profit consumer advocacy organisation. It is an independent membership based organisation founded in 1959 that researches and campaigns on behalf of Australian consumers. It is similar to the Consumers Union in the United States and Which? in the United Kingdom, who are considered sister organisations. It is the largest consumer organisation in Australia.

CHOICE - Australian Consumers' Association
FormerlyAustralasian Consumers' Association
TypeNon-profit consumer organisation[1]
Founded1959
FoundersRuby Hutchison
Roland Thorp
HeadquartersMarrickville, New South Wales
Key people
Websitewww.choice.com.au

Operations

CHOICE's job is to stand up against companies doing the wrong thing.[3] The aim of the organisation is to provide up-to-date information across a wide range of consumer issues that allows individuals to make informed consumer decisions. It also lobbies for change on behalf of consumers when required. CHOICE tests and rates a range of products and services, including appliances, baby products, electronics and home entertainment, computers, food and health, and financial products and services.[4] More than 200,000 people subscribe to the CHOICE magazine.[5][6]

In 2003, revenue for the organisation was over $10m and by 2019 had grown to over $20m.[6][7] It is a multi-faceted business with a staff of 80, which includes the scientists and technicians who test the products, policy specialists who devise campaigns, lobby politicians and speak on issues, as well as the journalists who write for CHOICE magazine.[6]

CHOICE buys most of the products it tests on the open market. Its income is mainly derived from subscriptions and from the sale of its publications and products. [1][8]

Campaigns and policy

CHOICE also campaigns on behalf of consumers and is a representative on many national and state-based government committees, councils and independent bodies related to consumer rights and issues including food regulation and labelling, health and financial services, telecommunications and digital technology, standards codes, ecologically sustainable development and the environment.[5][9]

The organisation also holds the annual "Shonky Awards" that highlight dubious or dishonest behaviour. They name and shame that year's most suspect products and companies.[10]

Every year CHOICE and the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission host the Ruby Hutchison Memorial Lecture presenting consumer and rights topics.[11]

History

Following World War II, the economy and population of Australia was booming, but it was becoming clear that consumers did not have much guidance or protection.[4]

Ruby Hutchison, the first woman to be elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council,[12] had been receiving complaints from her constituents about the quality and value for money of goods.[13] She knew of overseas consumer organisations in the US and UK, so she found out how they worked with a goal of creating something similar in Australia.[6][4]

By the late 1950s there was an increase in market competition, a fall in product standards and what was seen as industry-wide manipulation by marketers.[4] It was in this context that in 1959 Hutchison travelled to Sydney to discuss her idea with a group of like-minded people, including Roland Thorp, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Sydney. Discussions culminated at public meeting on 17 September 1959 at the Sydney Town Hall with the establishment of the Australasian Consumers' Association, which was renamed the Australian Consumers' Association in 1963.[14][15] The primary aim was to produce a magazine that would inform consumers about their rights and about products, their value and safety.[16][17][18]

The first magazine was launched in April 1960 and distributed to 500 subscribers.[15] Membership grew quickly and in 1961 the organisation was represented at an international Conference of Consumers’ Associations in The Hague, where it became a founding member of the International Organisation of Consumers Unions (IOCU — now Consumers International, CI), along with consumer organisations in the US, UK, Belgium and the Netherlands.[19][20]

At first, the Australian Consumers' Association reprinted material from its UK and US counterparts. In 1962 it participated in the first international IOCU test (of watches). It also conducted tests in university labs outside work hours and established a scientific testing panel. The experts on the panel were responsible for one test each per year, which they'd oversee on behalf of the ACA and the organisation established a reputation for thoroughly verifying its test data.[4]

In 1983, CHOICE moved from Chippendale to Marrickville, where its head office and laboratories are still located.[8][21]

List of chairpeople

  • Justice Paul Stein 1974-1986

Wayne Haylen[22] 1988–1994

  • Chris Field 2002–2006[23]
  • Jenni Mack 2006–2013[24]
  • Nicole Rich 2013–2017[25]
  • Sandra Davey 2017–2020[26]
  • Anita Tang and Robert Southerton, co-chair 2020–present[27]

CHOICE magazine

This article is about the Australian consumer magazine. For the American publisher & review magazine by the ACRL, see Choice Reviews.
CHOICE
Managing EditorMargaret Rafferty[28]
CategoriesConsumer advocacy
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherAustralian Consumers' Association
First issueApril 1960
CountryAustralia
Based inMarrickville, New South Wales
LanguageEnglish
Websitechoice.com.au
ISSN0009-496X

CHOICE is a publication of the Australian consumer organisation of that name,[29] a non-profit organisation founded in 1959 (as the Australian Consumers Association) to research and advocate on behalf of Australian consumers.[4]

History and profile

CHOICE was established in 1960 by Ruby Hutchison and Roland Thorp.[29] The magazine tests and compares different consumer products and services and reports their findings. It is published eleven times per year. The headquarters is in Marrickville, New South Wales.[29]

Other publications

The organisation publishes several products including:

  • CHOICE magazine — a monthly magazine, published eleven times a year.
  • CHOICE Computer — a magazine, published six times a year.
  • CHOICE Health Reader — Reports on developments in the health area, published ten times a year.
  • CHOICE Books — various titles, including The CHOICE Guide to Baby Products and Sustainable House.[6][30]

The Shonky Awards

CHOICE also holds the annual "Shonky Awards" that highlight dubious or dishonest behaviour from companies. The awards help consumers to identify the worst of the worst, and name and shame that year's shonkiest products and companies.[10][3] "Shonky" is Australian slang meaning "unreliable, unsound, dishonest, poor or of dubious quality; shoddy".[31]

Notable past Shonky Award winners

  • Qantas Airline - 2022 - for being the Spirit of Disappointment.[32]
  • Retailer Harvey Norman - 2020 - for their partnership with Latitude Finance, which Choice called "one of Australia's most predatory finance companies".[33] It was revealed vulnerable people with low financial literacy had been signed up to credit cards in-store.[34]
  • The Australian pet insurance industry - 2019 - "For catch-22 pet insurance whose conditions make it worthless".[33] "Bad insurance riddled with exclusions".[3]
  • The Ikea Nedkyld refrigerator - 2019 - "Failed on so many fronts",[28] "it uses a lot more electricity than it claims on its energy star rating label. It's also one of the worst performing fridges we've seen",[33] "you're also going to be paying extra for replacing all the spoiled food".[3]
  • The KitchenAid 2-Slice toaster - 2018 - ($189) "Loaded it, and waited for the familiar pop, only to pluck out slightly dried, warm bread - even on the highest browning setting".[33]
  • The Australian divisions of Honda, Toyota, Lexus, BMW and Mazda - 2017 - "For repeatedly failing to disclose a safety device that can actually kill you. The recall of Takata airbags".[33]
  • Nature's Way Kids Smart natural medicines - 2012 - "This range of homeopathic 'remedies' for children was deemed "an affront to public health and medical science".[33]
  • Peachy Pink briefs - 2011 - "Peach-infused super-tight pants also got a nod, with their "clinically-proven" weight loss effect. The ethos of the test lab behind the clinical trial, Spincontrol Laboratories, didn't exactly fill us with confidence".[33]
  • The Power Balance wristband - 2010 - "The only power this bracelet seems to have, placebo effect notwithstanding, is in tipping its distributor's bank balance well and truly into the black".[3][33]
  • L'Oréal Elvive - 2009 - "With their dizzying names for miracle ingredients proven in so-called clinical trials - which they clarify in the fine print as 'consumer perception' studies."[33]
  • Nutella Hazelnut Spread - 2007 - "'Less fat than most peanut butters, less sugar than most jam' say the ads. Maybe, but equally it contains more sugar than most peanut butters and more fat than jam".[33]

Two of the 2017 Shonky Award finalists were referred on to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission for alleged breaches of Australian Consumer Law. Finalist Coles Complete Cuisine cat food was referred on for misleading labelling and contradictory claims in the small print. Also, finalist Nature's Way (Pharmacare) Kids Smart Vita Gummies was referred on for potentially misleading consumers about the supplement's health benefits for children and failing to list the amount of sugar contained in each serving.[35]

Controversy

In 2018 the company Australian Hearing was prosecuted and fined for multiple breaches of competition and consumer laws. At the time of the breaches in 2017, the company was led by Bill Davidson who at the time was also the Deputy Chairman of CHOICE. CHOICE issued a statement rebuking Australian Hearing's actions after Davidson had left Australian Hearing in early 2018.[36]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Brown, Jane; Marsden, Fiona (1996). A history of the Australian consumer movement (PDF). A.C.T.: Consumers' Federation of Australia. pp. 33–35. ISBN 0646286676. (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ Dapin, Mark (3 May 2013). "Making the big choices simpler". The Sydney Morning Herald. from the original on 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e Saunders, Richard (13 October 2019). CHOICE Magazine & The Shonky Awards | Skeptic Zone #574. The Skeptic Zone (podcast). 3:10 minutes in. from the original on 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f McLeod, Amanda (2008). "Quality control: The origins of the Australian Consumers' Association". Business History. 50: 79–98. doi:10.1080/00076790701785664. S2CID 154645652.
  5. ^ a b "CHOICE (Australian Consumers' Association) - Consumers International". Consumers International. UK. 2017. from the original on 23 March 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e "One half of the dream ticket is still waiting". The Age. Melbourne. 6 July 2003. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ Directors' Report (30 September 2019). Financial Report - For the year ended 30 June 2019 (Report). Australian Consumers' Association. p. 10.
  8. ^ a b . Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012.
  9. ^ CHOICE Magazine Jan/Feb 2004. Australia: CHOICE. 2004. p. 17.
  10. ^ a b "The CHOICE Shonky Awards". CHOICE. 30 September 2019. from the original on 26 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Ruby Hutchison Memorial Lecture". Australian Competition & Consumer Commission. 20 February 2013. from the original on 31 March 2019.
  12. ^ Moore, Kate (2015). "Hutchison, Ruby Florence - Woman". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. from the original on 15 July 2018.
  13. ^ . CHOICE. 23 March 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010.
  14. ^ "The Choice is yours". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020.
  15. ^ a b "The CHOICE story". CHOICE. 1 March 2015. from the original on 7 January 2019.
  16. ^ Crawford, Robert; Humphery, Kim; Smart, Judith (2010). Consumer Australia: Historical Perspectives. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars. p. 98. ISBN 9781443823050.
  17. ^ McLeod, Amanda (April 2013). "Consumer choice: Another case of deceptive advertising?" (PDF). Simplicity Collective. (PDF) from the original on 20 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Consumer Advocacy in Victoria - Research Paper No. 7" (PDF). Consumer Affairs Victoria. Victorian Government. March 2006. (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2019.
  19. ^ Hilton, Matthew (2009). Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalization. Ithaca, NY, US: Cornell University Press. pp. 33. ISBN 9780801475078.
  20. ^ Loay, Allan (20 April 2010). "Voice of the people". The Star Online. Malaysia. from the original on 28 November 2019.
  21. ^ , Choice, 23 March 2010, archived from the original on 9 August 2014
  22. ^ . NSW Racehorse Owners' Association. 2013. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Annual Report 2006 - The Governing Body". Economic Regulation Authority of W.A. State of Western Australia. 2006. from the original on 29 November 2019.
  24. ^ Schmidt, Lucinda (2 March 2011). "Profile: Jenni Mack". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020.
  25. ^ Mckertich, Kevin (11 September 2013). "Victoria Legal Aid executive announced as CHOICE's new Chair". Victoria Legal Aid. from the original on 28 November 2019.
  26. ^ Sandberg, Phil (30 August 2017). "Choice Announces Sandra Davey as New Chair | People". Content + Technology Magazine. from the original on 29 November 2019.
  27. ^ . 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  28. ^ a b Doyle, Michael (25 December 2019). "The items to avoid at the Boxing Day sales". news.com.au. News Pty Limited. from the original on 11 January 2020.
  29. ^ a b c Choice: journal of the Australian Consumers' Association. National Library of Australia. Australian Consumers' Association. 2016. from the original on 5 April 2018.
  30. ^ . CHOICE. 30 March 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014.
  31. ^ . CHOICE. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2019.
  32. ^ "Qantas – 2022 Shonky Awards". 3 November 2022.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Hall of Shame - Shonky Awards". CHOICE. 2 January 2021. from the original on 2 January 2021.
  34. ^ Hayman, Rani (9 November 2020). "Major funeral provider and retailer denounced in 2020 Shonky awards". ABC News (Australia). Archived from the original on 2 January 2021.
  35. ^ Nankervis, Troy (5 October 2017). "Shonky Awards Sparks Two Consumer Watchdog Complaints". Triple M. Southern Cross Austereo. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  36. ^ Mizen, Ronald (1 October 2018). . Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020.

External links

  • CHOICE Official website
  • CHOICE's Annual Shonky Awards

May 04, 2023
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For other uses see Choice disambiguation Most commonly known as CHOICE all capitals the Australian Consumers Association is an Australian not for profit consumer advocacy organisation It is an independent membership based organisation founded in 1959 that researches and campaigns on behalf of Australian consumers It is similar to the Consumers Union in the United States and Which in the United Kingdom who are considered sister organisations It is the largest consumer organisation in Australia CHOICE Australian Consumers AssociationFormerlyAustralasian Consumers AssociationTypeNon profit consumer organisation 1 Founded1959FoundersRuby HutchisonRoland ThorpHeadquartersMarrickville New South WalesKey peopleAlan Kirkland CEO 2 Websitewww wbr choice wbr com wbr au Contents 1 Operations 2 Campaigns and policy 3 History 3 1 List of chairpeople 4 CHOICE magazine 4 1 History and profile 4 2 Other publications 5 The Shonky Awards 5 1 Notable past Shonky Award winners 6 Controversy 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksOperations EditCHOICE s job is to stand up against companies doing the wrong thing 3 The aim of the organisation is to provide up to date information across a wide range of consumer issues that allows individuals to make informed consumer decisions It also lobbies for change on behalf of consumers when required CHOICE tests and rates a range of products and services including appliances baby products electronics and home entertainment computers food and health and financial products and services 4 More than 200 000 people subscribe to the CHOICE magazine 5 6 In 2003 revenue for the organisation was over 10m and by 2019 had grown to over 20m 6 7 It is a multi faceted business with a staff of 80 which includes the scientists and technicians who test the products policy specialists who devise campaigns lobby politicians and speak on issues as well as the journalists who write for CHOICE magazine 6 CHOICE buys most of the products it tests on the open market Its income is mainly derived from subscriptions and from the sale of its publications and products 1 8 Campaigns and policy EditCHOICE also campaigns on behalf of consumers and is a representative on many national and state based government committees councils and independent bodies related to consumer rights and issues including food regulation and labelling health and financial services telecommunications and digital technology standards codes ecologically sustainable development and the environment 5 9 The organisation also holds the annual Shonky Awards that highlight dubious or dishonest behaviour They name and shame that year s most suspect products and companies 10 Every year CHOICE and the Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission host the Ruby Hutchison Memorial Lecture presenting consumer and rights topics 11 History EditFollowing World War II the economy and population of Australia was booming but it was becoming clear that consumers did not have much guidance or protection 4 Ruby Hutchison the first woman to be elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council 12 had been receiving complaints from her constituents about the quality and value for money of goods 13 She knew of overseas consumer organisations in the US and UK so she found out how they worked with a goal of creating something similar in Australia 6 4 By the late 1950s there was an increase in market competition a fall in product standards and what was seen as industry wide manipulation by marketers 4 It was in this context that in 1959 Hutchison travelled to Sydney to discuss her idea with a group of like minded people including Roland Thorp Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Sydney Discussions culminated at public meeting on 17 September 1959 at the Sydney Town Hall with the establishment of the Australasian Consumers Association which was renamed the Australian Consumers Association in 1963 14 15 The primary aim was to produce a magazine that would inform consumers about their rights and about products their value and safety 16 17 18 The first magazine was launched in April 1960 and distributed to 500 subscribers 15 Membership grew quickly and in 1961 the organisation was represented at an international Conference of Consumers Associations in The Hague where it became a founding member of the International Organisation of Consumers Unions IOCU now Consumers International CI along with consumer organisations in the US UK Belgium and the Netherlands 19 20 At first the Australian Consumers Association reprinted material from its UK and US counterparts In 1962 it participated in the first international IOCU test of watches It also conducted tests in university labs outside work hours and established a scientific testing panel The experts on the panel were responsible for one test each per year which they d oversee on behalf of the ACA and the organisation established a reputation for thoroughly verifying its test data 4 In 1983 CHOICE moved from Chippendale to Marrickville where its head office and laboratories are still located 8 21 List of chairpeople Edit Justice Paul Stein 1974 1986Wayne Haylen 22 1988 1994 Chris Field 2002 2006 23 Jenni Mack 2006 2013 24 Nicole Rich 2013 2017 25 Sandra Davey 2017 2020 26 Anita Tang and Robert Southerton co chair 2020 present 27 CHOICE magazine EditThis article is about the Australian consumer magazine For the American publisher amp review magazine by the ACRL see Choice Reviews CHOICEManaging EditorMargaret Rafferty 28 CategoriesConsumer advocacyFrequencyMonthlyPublisherAustralian Consumers AssociationFirst issueApril 1960CountryAustraliaBased inMarrickville New South WalesLanguageEnglishWebsitechoice com auISSN0009 496XCHOICE is a publication of the Australian consumer organisation of that name 29 a non profit organisation founded in 1959 as the Australian Consumers Association to research and advocate on behalf of Australian consumers 4 History and profile Edit CHOICE was established in 1960 by Ruby Hutchison and Roland Thorp 29 The magazine tests and compares different consumer products and services and reports their findings It is published eleven times per year The headquarters is in Marrickville New South Wales 29 Other publications Edit The organisation publishes several products including CHOICE magazine a monthly magazine published eleven times a year CHOICE Computer a magazine published six times a year CHOICE Health Reader Reports on developments in the health area published ten times a year CHOICE Books various titles including The CHOICE Guide to Baby Products and Sustainable House 6 30 The Shonky Awards EditCHOICE also holds the annual Shonky Awards that highlight dubious or dishonest behaviour from companies The awards help consumers to identify the worst of the worst and name and shame that year s shonkiest products and companies 10 3 Shonky is Australian slang meaning unreliable unsound dishonest poor or of dubious quality shoddy 31 Notable past Shonky Award winners Edit Qantas Airline 2022 for being the Spirit of Disappointment 32 Retailer Harvey Norman 2020 for their partnership with Latitude Finance which Choice called one of Australia s most predatory finance companies 33 It was revealed vulnerable people with low financial literacy had been signed up to credit cards in store 34 The Australian pet insurance industry 2019 For catch 22 pet insurance whose conditions make it worthless 33 Bad insurance riddled with exclusions 3 The Ikea Nedkyld refrigerator 2019 Failed on so many fronts 28 it uses a lot more electricity than it claims on its energy star rating label It s also one of the worst performing fridges we ve seen 33 you re also going to be paying extra for replacing all the spoiled food 3 The KitchenAid 2 Slice toaster 2018 189 Loaded it and waited for the familiar pop only to pluck out slightly dried warm bread even on the highest browning setting 33 The Australian divisions of Honda Toyota Lexus BMW and Mazda 2017 For repeatedly failing to disclose a safety device that can actually kill you The recall of Takata airbags 33 Nature s Way Kids Smart natural medicines 2012 This range of homeopathic remedies for children was deemed an affront to public health and medical science 33 Peachy Pink briefs 2011 Peach infused super tight pants also got a nod with their clinically proven weight loss effect The ethos of the test lab behind the clinical trial Spincontrol Laboratories didn t exactly fill us with confidence 33 The Power Balance wristband 2010 The only power this bracelet seems to have placebo effect notwithstanding is in tipping its distributor s bank balance well and truly into the black 3 33 L Oreal Elvive 2009 With their dizzying names for miracle ingredients proven in so called clinical trials which they clarify in the fine print as consumer perception studies 33 Nutella Hazelnut Spread 2007 Less fat than most peanut butters less sugar than most jam say the ads Maybe but equally it contains more sugar than most peanut butters and more fat than jam 33 Two of the 2017 Shonky Award finalists were referred on to the Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission for alleged breaches of Australian Consumer Law Finalist Coles Complete Cuisine cat food was referred on for misleading labelling and contradictory claims in the small print Also finalist Nature s Way Pharmacare Kids Smart Vita Gummies was referred on for potentially misleading consumers about the supplement s health benefits for children and failing to list the amount of sugar contained in each serving 35 Controversy EditIn 2018 the company Australian Hearing was prosecuted and fined for multiple breaches of competition and consumer laws At the time of the breaches in 2017 the company was led by Bill Davidson who at the time was also the Deputy Chairman of CHOICE CHOICE issued a statement rebuking Australian Hearing s actions after Davidson had left Australian Hearing in early 2018 36 See also EditConsumers Federation of Australia Consumer protectionReferences Edit a b Brown Jane Marsden Fiona 1996 A history of the Australian consumer movement PDF A C T Consumers Federation of Australia pp 33 35 ISBN 0646286676 Archived PDF from the original on 24 March 2016 Dapin Mark 3 May 2013 Making the big choices simpler The Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 6 November 2016 a b c d e Saunders Richard 13 October 2019 CHOICE Magazine amp The Shonky Awards Skeptic Zone 574 The Skeptic Zone podcast 3 10 minutes in Archived from the original on 13 January 2020 a b c d e f McLeod Amanda 2008 Quality control The origins of the Australian Consumers Association Business History 50 79 98 doi 10 1080 00076790701785664 S2CID 154645652 a b CHOICE Australian Consumers Association Consumers International Consumers International UK 2017 Archived from the original on 23 March 2018 a b c d e One half of the dream ticket is still waiting The Age Melbourne 6 July 2003 Archived from the original on 20 July 2020 Retrieved 13 January 2020 Directors Report 30 September 2019 Financial Report For the year ended 30 June 2019 Report Australian Consumers Association p 10 a b CHOICE Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission 27 March 2012 Archived from the original on 27 March 2012 CHOICE Magazine Jan Feb 2004 Australia CHOICE 2004 p 17 a b The CHOICE Shonky Awards CHOICE 30 September 2019 Archived from the original on 26 October 2019 Ruby Hutchison Memorial Lecture Australian Competition amp Consumer Commission 20 February 2013 Archived from the original on 31 March 2019 Moore Kate 2015 Hutchison Ruby Florence Woman The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth Century Australia Archived from the original on 15 July 2018 CHOICE 50th anniversary 01 How it all began the Sixties CHOICE 23 March 2010 Archived from the original on 13 November 2010 The Choice is yours The Sydney Morning Herald 21 October 2006 Archived from the original on 20 July 2020 a b The CHOICE story CHOICE 1 March 2015 Archived from the original on 7 January 2019 Crawford Robert Humphery Kim Smart Judith 2010 Consumer Australia Historical Perspectives Newcastle upon Tyne UK Cambridge Scholars p 98 ISBN 9781443823050 McLeod Amanda April 2013 Consumer choice Another case of deceptive advertising PDF Simplicity Collective Archived PDF from the original on 20 April 2016 Consumer Advocacy in Victoria Research Paper No 7 PDF Consumer Affairs Victoria Victorian Government March 2006 Archived PDF from the original on 21 March 2019 Hilton Matthew 2009 Prosperity for All Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalization Ithaca NY US Cornell University Press pp 33 ISBN 9780801475078 Loay Allan 20 April 2010 Voice of the people The Star Online Malaysia Archived from the original on 28 November 2019 CHOICE 50th anniversary 03 Eighties Choice 23 March 2010 archived from the original on 9 August 2014 The Hon Wayne Haylen QC NSW Racehorse Owners Association 2013 Archived from the original on 15 March 2016 Annual Report 2006 The Governing Body Economic Regulation Authority of W A State of Western Australia 2006 Archived from the original on 29 November 2019 Schmidt Lucinda 2 March 2011 Profile Jenni Mack Sydney Morning Herald Archived from the original on 20 July 2020 Mckertich Kevin 11 September 2013 Victoria Legal Aid executive announced as CHOICE s new Chair Victoria Legal Aid Archived from the original on 28 November 2019 Sandberg Phil 30 August 2017 Choice Announces Sandra Davey as New Chair People Content Technology Magazine Archived from the original on 29 November 2019 CHOICE Board 24 March 2022 Archived from the original on 24 March 2022 Retrieved 29 May 2022 a b Doyle Michael 25 December 2019 The items to avoid at the Boxing Day sales news com au News Pty Limited Archived from the original on 11 January 2020 a b c Choice journal of the Australian Consumers Association National Library of Australia Australian Consumers Association 2016 Archived from the original on 5 April 2018 Help and FAQs What s Premium content CHOICE 30 March 2014 Archived from the original on 30 March 2014 The 13th Annual CHOICE Shonkys 2018 CHOICE 30 December 2018 Archived from the original on 11 March 2019 Qantas 2022 Shonky Awards 3 November 2022 a b c d e f g h i j Hall of Shame Shonky Awards CHOICE 2 January 2021 Archived from the original on 2 January 2021 Hayman Rani 9 November 2020 Major funeral provider and retailer denounced in 2020 Shonky awards ABC News Australia Archived from the original on 2 January 2021 Nankervis Troy 5 October 2017 Shonky Awards Sparks Two Consumer Watchdog Complaints Triple M Southern Cross Austereo Archived from the original on 14 January 2020 Retrieved 14 January 2020 Mizen Ronald 1 October 2018 Company led by Choice deputy chairman fined over consumer law breaches Australian Financial Review Archived from the original on 12 January 2020 External links EditCHOICE Official website CHOICE s Annual Shonky Awards Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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