Australians lost $2 billion to scams – and are still waiting for new anti-scam measures to take effect
New anti-scam measures passed federal parliament more than a year ago. So why aren’t they in force yet? And what can people do to protect themselves in the meantime?
DΛVΞ GΛRCIΛ/Pexels Australians lost more than A$2 billion to scams in 2025, new figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show. This was a 7.8% increase compared to 20… [+5116 chars]