Patrick Veyret News Today

Australians are looking to save money lately as the cost of living crisis bites, but what most people don't know is they could be paying more.

Scalpers are already cashing in on fans' eagerness to see Taylor Swift, with ticket prices soaring on dodgy reseller websites.

Consumer group Choice says too many savers are missing out on better rates.

Former Victorian Crown prosecutor, Gavin Silbert KC, from Melbourne, was given $5900 credit from Qantas for flights cancelled during the pandemic.

WA residents back calls for mandatory compensation for delayed and cancelled flights.

Choice says flight credits should work like gift cards with customers able to split them over a number of transactions

Calls for federal government to mandate the checking of account details before money transfers are made

Consumer groups are pressuring the advice review and government to end any remaining forms of commissions in the industry. Leaders in risk advice argue it could decimate the industry and take away choice from consumers.

Australian consumer watchdog CHOICE revealed the five winners, or in many ways losers, in their annual Shonky Awards for 2022 including Qantas and Bloomex.

Consumer advocates have called for tighter regulation of bank transactions to prevent money transfers to scammers.