FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
The Australian Consumers' Association (ACA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1959 to research and advocate on behalf of Australian consumers, similar to Consumer Reports in the United States. The ACA has its headquarters in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Consumer Reports is an American magazine published by Consumers Union, a non_profit organization founded in 1936 by Arthur Kallet, Colston Warne, and others who felt that the established Consumers Research organization was not aggressive enough. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...
The ACA tests and compares different consumer products and services and reports their findings in CHOICE Magazine and numerous other consumer-oriented books and periodicals.
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The Australian Consumers' Association (http://www.choice.com.au/)
Consumer Reports (http://www.consumerreports.com) USA
The AustralianConsumers' Association (ACA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1959 to research and advocate on behalf of Australianconsumers, similar to Consumer Reports in the United States.
The ACA has its headquarters in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia.
The ACA tests and compares different consumer products and services and reports their findings in CHOICE Magazine and numerous other consumer-oriented books and periodicals.
The ACA, established in 1959, as a fully independent consumer organisation, is known throughout Australia as the publisher of CHOICE magazine as well as for its advocacy on behalf of consumers.
If Australian businesses, large and small, want to do business with other countries, then they need to understand, with the help of their industry associations, what consumer protections are available to the consumers in that country.
It is quite unreasonable to assume that consumers want to spend their time on the Web trying to determine whether or not they will have consumer protections, or even for that matter researching the plethora of seal programs that have now materialised to try and figure out if the business is bona fide.
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