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In December 2012 Cotton On was fined $1 million for selling highly flammable children's sleepwear misleadingly labeled as ''low fire danger''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-12-18|title=Cotton On fined for selling flammable kids pyjamas|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-18/cotton-on-fined-for-unsafe-childrens-clothing/4434462|access-date=2020-09-15|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> The discount clothing retailer, which has more than 900 outlets across the country, was fined $400,000 for selling more than 1000 nightdresses that breached Australian fire safety standards, and a further $400,000 for selling more than 1000 unsafe pairs of girls' pajamas, between September and December 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Clothing Retailer Cotton On Slapped with $1M Fine for Fire Hazard Children's Nightwear|url=https://www.ibtimes.com.au/clothing-retailer-cotton-slapped-1m-fine-fire-hazard-childrens-nightwear-1303522|access-date=2020-09-15|website=International Business Times AU|language=en}}</ref> It was fined a further $200,000 for false and misleading labels on both sets of clothing items which claimed they were ''low fire danger''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-18/cotton-on-fined-for-unsafe-childrens-clothing/4434462 |title=Cotton On fined for selling flammable kids pajamas |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=19 December 2012 |website=ABC News |publisher=ABC |accessdate=27 April 2014}}</ref>
In October 2016, Cotton On Group signed a 3-year contract with the [[AFL Women's]] League to be the exclusive [[guernsey (Australian rules football)|uniform]] supplier for all its teams.<ref name=promedia>[https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/cotton_on_in_major_afl_womens_deal#:~:text=Australian%20sportswear%20retailer%20Cotton%20On,rules%20football's%20new%20women's%20league.&text=Currently%2C%20the%20league%20has%20few,ranges%20specifically%20designed%20for%20women. Cotton On in major AFL women’s deal] by Tom Lloyd on Sports Media, 10 Nov 2016</Ref><ref name=low>[https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/aflw-puts-some-muscle-into-cotton-ons-fight-with-international-brands-20170307-gusosk.html AFLW puts some muscle into Cotton On's fight with international brands] by Katie Low, 7 Mar 2017</Ref><ref>[https://books.google.com
In July 2019, [[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]] reported Cotton On and several other Australian brands sourced cotton from [[Xinjiang]], and that evidence linked the cotton to [[forced labour camps]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-16|title=Cotton On and Target stop buying cotton from Xinjiang over human rights concerns|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-17/target-cotton-on-drop-suppliers-after-four-corners-investigation/11607518|access-date=2020-09-15|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}}</ref> Cotton On ran an internal investigation, and in October 2019, announced it had stopped buying cotton from Xinjiang over concerns of abuse of human rights.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 July 2019|title=Cotton on, Target investigate after women speak out about forced labour|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-15/uyghur-forced-labour-xinjiang-china/11298750}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-17/target-cotton-on-drop-suppliers-after-four-corners-investigation/11607518|title = Cotton on and Target stop buying cotton from Xinjiang over human rights concerns| website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date = 16 October 2019}}</ref>
In February 2019, Cotton On began selling sex toys on its Australian and New Zealand websites with a content warning.<ref name="bmilraith">{{cite news |last1=Mcilraith |first1=Brianna |title=Cotton On releases 'self-love' range on its website |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/127174043/cotton-on-releases-selflove-range-on-its-website |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |publisher=[[Stuff (company)|Stuff]] |date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="hpaine">{{cite news |last1=Paine |first1=Hannah |title=Cotton
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