The Briefing Headlines July 7

Amazon forced ads on us. Now it's in court

Tuesday Headlines: 
China’s pacific ballistic test labelled ‘destabilising’ by Australia
Melbourne teacher dies after footy head knock
Hamas to dissolve Gaza government 
Trump admits he asked FIFA for red card review 
Karl Stefanovic reportedly blocks comedian that keeps parodying him

Deep DIve: Dodgy businesses, you’ve been warned. Last week Australia’s consumer watchdog launched a Federal Court case against Amazon for unfairly stuffing ads into its Amazon Prime streaming service; and, in the same week, the federal parliament passed laws that’ll protect consumers against unfair trading practices. 

Those ‘dark patterns’ that make it super hard to unsubscribe from a service, or the countdown timer that pressures you into a purchase? They’ll be targets under the new laws, along with surprise fees. The laws were passed last Thursday, and will be implemented from 1 July 2027. 

On The Briefing today is one of the people who campaigned loudest for the new Unfair Trading Prohibition laws, Chandni Gupta, the deputy CEO and Digital Policy Director of the Consumer Policy Research Centre. 

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Tuesday Headlines:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>China&rsquo;s pacific ballistic test labelled &lsquo;destabilising&rsquo; by Australia</li>
<li>Melbourne teacher dies after footy head&nbsp;knock</li>
<li>Hamas to&nbsp;dissolve&nbsp;Gaza&nbsp;government&nbsp;</li>
<li>Trump admits he asked FIFA for red card review&nbsp;</li>
<li>Karl&nbsp;Stefanovic&nbsp;reportedly blocks&nbsp;comedian that keeps parodying him</li>
</ul>
Deep DIve: Dodgy businesses,&nbsp;you&rsquo;ve&nbsp;been warned. Last week Australia&rsquo;s consumer watchdog launched a Federal Court case against Amazon for unfairly stuffing ads into its Amazon Prime streaming service; and, in the same week, the federal parliament passed laws&nbsp;that&rsquo;ll&nbsp;protect consumers against unfair trading practices.&nbsp;
Those &lsquo;dark patterns&rsquo; that make it super hard to unsubscribe from a service, or the countdown timer that pressures you into a purchase?&nbsp;They&rsquo;ll&nbsp;be targets under the new laws, along with surprise fees. The laws were passed last&nbsp;Thursday, and&nbsp;will be implemented from 1 July 2027.&nbsp;
On The Briefing today is one of the people who campaigned loudest for the new Unfair Trading Prohibition laws, Chandni Gupta, the deputy CEO and Digital Policy Director of the Consumer Policy Research Centre.&nbsp;
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A national daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews to keep you informed and entertained.
Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 4pm Monday to Friday, and profile features across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.
Know more in minutes.
Hosted by journalists Sacha Barbour Gatt, Chris Spyrou and Natarsha Belling.