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In 2003, revenue for the organisation was over $ 10m and by 2019 had grown to over $ 20m. 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
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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
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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
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According to CHOICE, their job is to stand up against companies doing the wrong thing. 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
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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. "Shonky" is
Australian slang meaning "unreliable, unsound,
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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. More than 200,000 people subscribe to the
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was established in 1960 by Ruby
Hutchison and Roland Thorp. 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.
259:, had been receiving complaints from her constituents about the quality and value for money of goods. 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.
581:- 2019 - "Failed on so many fronts", "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", "you're also going to be paying extra for replacing all the spoiled food".
632:- 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".
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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
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is a publication of the
Australian consumer organisation of that name, a non-profit organisation founded in 1959 (as the Australian Consumers Association) to research and advocate on behalf of Australian consumers.
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The first magazine was launched in April 1960 and distributed to 500 subscribers. Membership grew quickly and in 1961 the organisation was represented at an international
Conference of Consumers’ Associations in
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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. It was in this context that in 1959 Hutchison travelled to
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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.
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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.
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642:- 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".
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Cuisine cat food was referred on for misleading labelling and contradictory claims in the small print. Also, finalist Nature's Way (
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McLeod, Amanda (2008). "Quality control: The origins of the
Australian Consumers' Association".
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1605:"Company led by Choice deputy chairman fined over consumer law breaches"
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271:. Discussions culminated at public meeting on 17 September 1959 at the
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Prosperity for All: Consumer Activism in an Era of Globalization
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1329:"Victoria Legal Aid executive announced as CHOICE's new Chair"
734:. A.C.T.: Consumers' Federation of Australia. pp. 33–35.
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219:, telecommunications and digital technology, standards codes,
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magazine — a monthly magazine, published eleven times a year.
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1038:"CHOICE 50th anniversary: 01.How it all began - the Sixties"
310:, where its head office and laboratories are still located.
1106:. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars. p. 98.
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CHOICE Magazine & The Shonky Awards | Skeptic Zone #574
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for alleged breaches of Australian Consumer Law. Finalist
1129:"Consumer choice: Another case of deceptive advertising?"
1432:
Choice: journal of the Australian Consumers' Association
917:(Report). Australian Consumers' Association. p. 10.
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1572:"Shonky Awards Sparks Two Consumer Watchdog Complaints"
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Crawford, Robert; Humphery, Kim; Smart, Judith (2010).
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The organisation publishes several products including:
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Anita Tang and Robert Southerton, co-chair 2020–present
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Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities
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United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
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Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
1157:"Consumer Advocacy in Victoria - Research Paper No. 7"
2626:
Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety
1866:
Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
1352:"Choice Announces Sandra Davey as New Chair | People"
1190:. Ithaca, NY, US: Cornell University Press. pp.
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915:Financial Report - For the year ended 30 June 2019
2718:Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
997:Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
936:Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
666:Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
548:- 2022 - for being the Spirit of Disappointment.
533:dishonest, poor or of dubious quality; shoddy".
235:Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
882:"One half of the dream ticket is still waiting"
2796:Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
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728:A history of the Australian consumer movement
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1404:"The items to avoid at the Boxing Day sales"
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3001:International Financial Services Commission
2692:Administrative Council for Economic Defense
1435:. Australian Consumers' Association. 2016.
1104:Consumer Australia: Historical Perspectives
1916:Citizens Advice outside the United Kingdom
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1475:. CHOICE. 30 December 2018. Archived from
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29:CHOICE - Australian Consumers' Association
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2757:ComisiĂłn Federal de Competencia EconĂłmica
2482:Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
1451:"Help and FAQs - What's Premium content?"
1281:"Annual Report 2006 - The Governing Body"
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503:— a magazine, published six times a year.
3406:Monthly magazines published in Australia
3105:Superintendency of Industry and Commerce
2081:Swiss Alliance of Consumer Organisations
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3027:Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority
1473:"The 13th Annual CHOICE Shonkys - 2018"
1243:, Choice, 23 March 2010, archived from
1040:. CHOICE. 23 March 2010. Archived from
913:Directors' Report (30 September 2019).
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255:, the first woman to be elected to the
2659:Water Industry Commission for Scotland
1966:Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan
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1362:from the original on 29 November 2019.
1339:from the original on 28 November 2019.
1327:Mckertich, Kevin (11 September 2013).
1291:from the original on 29 November 2019.
1227:from the original on 28 November 2019.
956:. Australia: CHOICE. 2004. p. 17.
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924:
257:Western Australian Legislative Council
3179:National Board for Prices and Incomes
2649:Office for Fair Trading (Isle of Man)
1414:from the original on 11 January 2020.
981:from the original on 26 October 2019.
790:from the original on 13 January 2020.
7:
3192:Securities Commission of New Zealand
2635:National Homelessness Advice Service
2611:Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1584:from the original on 14 January 2020
1559:from the original on 2 January 2021.
1534:from the original on 2 January 2021.
1287:. State of Western Australia. 2006.
1285:Economic Regulation Authority of W.A
1240:CHOICE 50th anniversary: 03.Eighties
1166:. Victorian Government. March 2006.
1091:from the original on 7 January 2019.
845:
843:
725:Brown, Jane; Marsden, Fiona (1996).
557:- 2020 - for their partnership with
221:ecologically sustainable development
3386:Consumer organisations in Australia
2892:Directorate-General for Competition
2879:Competition and Consumer Commission
2621:Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
1402:Doyle, Michael (25 December 2019).
1173:from the original on 21 March 2019.
1145:from the original on 20 April 2016.
1003:from the original on 31 March 2019.
861:from the original on 23 March 2018.
751:from the original on 24 March 2016.
277:Australasian Consumers' Association
46:Australasian Consumers' Association
3391:Members of Consumers International
1986:Consumers' Federation of Australia
1726:Consumers' Federation of Australia
1570:Nankervis, Troy (5 October 2017).
1316:from the original on 20 July 2020.
1066:from the original on 20 July 2020.
1026:from the original on 15 July 2018.
1016:"Hutchison, Ruby Florence - Woman"
699:Consumers' Federation of Australia
689:Australian Hearing in early 2018.
14:
3401:Organizations established in 1959
3079:Philippine Competition Commission
3053:Netherlands Competition Authority
2988:International Competition Network
2809:Competition and Markets Authority
2616:European Consumer Centres Network
2457:List of food labeling regulations
1951:Consumer Federation of California
1886:Chamber for Workers and Employees
1350:Sandberg, Phil (30 August 2017).
1302:Schmidt, Lucinda (2 March 2011).
1263:NSW Racehorse Owners' Association
993:"Ruby Hutchison Memorial Lecture"
894:from the original on 20 July 2020
537:Notable past Shonky Award winners
517:The CHOICE Guide to Baby Products
398:Australian Consumers' Association
281:Australian Consumers' Association
150:Australian Consumers' Association
3396:1959 establishments in Australia
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1921:Connecticut Citizen Action Group
1603:Mizen, Ronald (1 October 2018).
1545:Hayman, Rani (9 November 2020).
16:Australian consumer organisation
3066:Norwegian Competition Authority
2644:Office for Fair Trading (Malta)
2243:Fight Back! with David Horowitz
1524:"Hall of Shame - Shonky Awards"
1457:. 30 March 2014. Archived from
1376:. 24 March 2022. Archived from
938:. 27 March 2012. Archived from
2352:List of consumer organizations
2076:Swedish Consumers' Association
1971:Consumer Rights Directive 2011
1764:Swedish Consumers' Association
275:with the establishment of the
195:the journalists who write for
157:consumer advocacy organisation
1:
3416:Magazines established in 1960
3355:League of Conservation Voters
3014:Italian Competition Authority
2606:Bureau of Consumer Protection
1906:Citizens Advice International
1491:"Qantas – 2022 Shonky Awards"
1356:Content + Technology Magazine
1215:Loay, Allan (20 April 2010).
1127:McLeod, Amanda (April 2013).
786:(podcast). 3:10 minutes in.
2944:Federal Antimonopoly Service
2021:Consumer Watchdog (Botswana)
1805:Access to knowledge movement
954:CHOICE Magazine Jan/Feb 2004
595:The Australian divisions of
515:— various titles, including
319:Justice Paul Stein 1974-1986
3345:Bioscience Resource Project
2983:Financial Markets Authority
2814:Competition Appeal Tribunal
1976:Consumers Council of Canada
1610:Australian Financial Review
1580:. Southern Cross Austereo.
302:In 1983, CHOICE moved from
3432:
2744:Autorité de la concurrence
2731:Autoridade da ConcorrĂŞncia
2388:Anti-competitive practices
2278:Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
1770:Test-Aankoop / Test-Achats
1259:"The Hon. Wayne Haylen QC"
971:"The CHOICE Shonky Awards"
890:. Melbourne. 6 July 2003.
353:
233:Every year CHOICE and the
18:
1901:Citizens Advice Edinburgh
1686:
1164:Consumer Affairs Victoria
1060:The Sydney Morning Herald
826:10.1080/00076790701785664
33:
2970:Federal Trade Commission
2447:Federal Trade Commission
1941:Consumer Council of Fiji
1911:Citizens Advice Scotland
1738:Consumers Union of Japan
1720:Consumer Council of Fiji
1184:Hilton, Matthew (2009).
279:, which was renamed the
2853:Competition Commission
2840:Competition Commission
2705:Anti-Monopoly Committee
2601:Banking Standards Board
2222:Don't Get Done, Get Dom
2041:Franchisees and Dealers
1991:Consumers International
1800:Consumer Bill of Rights
1680:Consumers International
855:Consumers International
674:Pharmacare Laboratories
293:Consumers International
144:Most commonly known as
21:Choice (disambiguation)
2866:Competition Commission
2639:Office of Fair Trading
2398:Better Business Bureau
1981:Consumers' Association
1881:Center for Auto Safety
1690:consumer organizations
1265:. 2013. Archived from
339:Sandra Davey 2017–2020
3166:Industrial Commission
2957:Federal Cartel Office
2931:Fair Trade Commission
2918:Fair Trade Commission
2905:Fair Trade Commission
2487:Transparency (market)
2418:Consumer organization
2408:Competition regulator
2366:Consumer organization
1961:Consumer organization
1309:Sydney Morning Herald
1304:"Profile: Jenni Mack"
1217:"Voice of the people"
1136:Simplicity Collective
1056:"The Choice is yours"
977:. 30 September 2019.
336:Nicole Rich 2013–2017
330:Chris Field 2002–2006
223:and the environment.
58:consumer organisation
3350:Environmental Action
2472:Planned obsolescence
2141:Consumers' Checkbook
2091:Truth in Advertising
2061:Option consommateurs
1996:Consumers' Coalition
1752:Option consommateurs
1552:ABC News (Australia)
1410:. News Pty Limited.
1044:on 13 November 2010.
1014:Moore, Kate (2015).
999:. 20 February 2013.
684:In 2018 the company
579:Nedkyld refrigerator
507:CHOICE Health Reader
333:Jenni Mack 2006–2013
269:University of Sydney
206:Campaigns and policy
148:(all capitals), the
19:For other uses, see
3365:Environment America
3289:North Carolina PIRG
2783:Commerce Commission
2462:Mandatory labelling
2001:Consumers' Research
1847:Consumer protection
1619:on 12 January 2020.
1062:. 21 October 2006.
774:(13 October 2019).
704:Consumer protection
474:History and profile
365:
314:List of chairpeople
30:
3411:Consumer magazines
3259:Massachusetts PIRG
2827:Competition Bureau
2423:Cooling-off period
2413:Consumer complaint
2383:Airline complaints
2190:Stiftung Warentest
2066:Stiftung Warentest
1758:Stiftung Warentest
1530:. 2 January 2021.
1493:. 3 November 2022.
1333:Victoria Legal Aid
1081:"The CHOICE story"
686:Australian Hearing
630:Peachy Pink briefs
486:Other publications
217:financial services
3373:
3372:
3314:Rhode Island PIRG
3304:Pennsylvania PIRG
2563:Joyce Elaine Roop
2437:Extended warranty
2264:The Investigators
2016:Consumer Watchdog
1813:
1812:
1716:, The Netherlands
1694:consumer movement
1479:on 11 March 2019.
1461:on 30 March 2014.
1269:on 15 March 2016.
942:on 27 March 2012.
772:Saunders, Richard
528:The Shonky Awards
521:Sustainable House
464:
463:
381:Consumer advocacy
372:Margaret Rafferty
152:is an Australian
142:
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