Andrew Palmer, an attorney from the Boston area, has informed Blue MauMau that someone has registered on this site using his name, and it is not him.

MELBOURNE, Australia (Blue MauMau) - The public hearing of the Federal Inquiry on November 5 into the Franchise Code of Conduct has seen the Franchise Council of Australia, the Australian Retailers

For most of us, the current global economic crisis is like nothing that we have ever seen.

At the Brisbane hearing of the current federal franchise inquiry recently conducted by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, the term “franchisee opportunism” was raised in the context of problems in franchise relationships.

Blue MauMau is approaching its third anniversary on November 4. As editor, that puts me in a reflective mood of what this news site can do to become a better news journal and community.

Unleashing your attorney on individuals who blog about you or your company is a huge mistake.

In Australia we have a white-goods salesman by the name of Gerry Harvey who moved into franchising many years ago.

In a recent article about Australia's franchise law, the IFA wrote that they consider "mandatory registration to be archaic, costly and burdensome for both franchisors and government while providing no measurable public policy benefit to prospective franchisees."

Don Boroian has a rough reputation. He's served time for misdeeds.

Barely days after the High Court handed-down its decision in the Ketchell case, the franchise sector faces renewed political pressure for increased legislation from Federal Parliament itself.