'No Contact' form the latest tool to stop door-to-door energy sales

There is a new weapon in the fight against pesky and persistent door-to-door energy salespeople. Australians can now fill out a simple ‘No Contact’ form, and have their ‘Do Not Knock’ request delivered directly to all energy retailers. In most Australian states, energy retailers are required to abide by a consumer’s requests for its salespeople

Strangers are Calling! The experience of door-to-door sales in Melbourne's refugee communities

Door-to-door energy sales can be disruptive, misleading and high pressure for any household, but spare a thought for those vulnerable sectors of our community that are disproportionately affected by this type of selling – refugees, non-English speakers, concession holders, the young and the old. A new report from Footscray Community Legal Centre,  Strangers_are_Calling, found these