Unfair Trading Australia: updates and research explainedMaterial Australian Act, regulation, guidance and case-tracker updates plus plain-language research explainers.https://unfairtrading.com/en-auUnfair Trading Practices Act 2026: enacted baselinehttps://unfairtrading.com/updates/act-enacted-baseline/https://unfairtrading.com/updates/act-enacted-baseline/The enacted Australian baseline: exact Act title, assent and registration, 1 July 2027 commencement, final section 28B wording and pending regulations.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTKnowing a dark pattern is there may not help people resist ithttps://unfairtrading.com/research/awareness-does-not-create-resistance/https://unfairtrading.com/research/awareness-does-not-create-resistance/A 406-person study found that people could recognise manipulative design yet remain vulnerable or uncertain about harm, challenging “just inform users” responses.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat 2,000 Australians said dark patterns cost themhttps://unfairtrading.com/research/cprc-duped-by-design/https://unfairtrading.com/research/cprc-duped-by-design/The CPRC survey behind “Duped by design” explained: reported financial, privacy and trust consequences, the ten tested patterns and the limits of self-reported evidence.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy automated dark-pattern detection still needs a journey reviewhttps://unfairtrading.com/research/dark-patterns-at-scale-australia/https://unfairtrading.com/research/dark-patterns-at-scale-australia/The 11,000-site crawl remains a foundation for automated detection, but Australian teams need authenticated journeys, operating evidence and legal review beyond page signals.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhen an AI agent shops or subscribes, who notices the manipulation?https://unfairtrading.com/research/gui-agents-australian-journeys/https://unfairtrading.com/research/gui-agents-australian-journeys/The 2026 CHI study on GUI agents and dark patterns translated for Australian pricing, subscription and cancellation journeys.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat Australia’s “Patterns in the dark” report adds to the debatehttps://unfairtrading.com/research/patterns-in-the-dark-unisa/https://unfairtrading.com/research/patterns-in-the-dark-unisa/The University of South Australia’s commissioned landscape review explained: its taxonomy, Consumer Data Right context and the limits noted during official discussion.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy the quietest manipulation may deserve the closest reviewhttps://unfairtrading.com/research/shining-light-australian-teams/https://unfairtrading.com/research/shining-light-australian-teams/The Luguri and Strahilevitz experiments for Australian teams: strong behavioural effects, weaker backlash to mild designs and careful limits on legal translation.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT