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ACCC
Collapse of Rex Sees Domestic Airfares up by as Much as 95 Percent: ACCC
The collapse of Rex Airlines has seen contributed to the soaring price of airfares in recent months.
November 12, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Chemist Warehouse and Sigma $8.8 Billion Merger Approved
The Pharmacy Guild criticised the merger, warning it could limit wholesaling options and potentially raise costs for patients.
November 9, 2024
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Naziya Alvi Rahman
Coalition Backs Merger Law Reform but Raises Concerns About Red Tape, Unneeded Costs
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor cautions that while the bill may tackle competition issues, it risks adding red tape, ...
November 5, 2024
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Naziya Alvi Rahman
Opposition Proposes Legislation to Tackle Grocery Oligopoly
Littleproud's Bill aims to boost consumer protections and divestiture powers, while Taylor proposes amendments to the Competition and ...
November 3, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Optus Faces Legal Action for Selling Unwanted Products to Vulnerable Consumers
These individuals include many disadvantaged customers.
October 30, 2024
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Naziya Alvi Rahman
Australian Government Moves to Ban Debit Card Fees
If approved, the ban on debit card payment fees could come into effect by January 2026.
October 14, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Australia to Tighten Scrutiny of Mergers Involving Large Companies
The proposed reforms will also speed up merger deals that are deemed not to threaten competition.
October 9, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Qantas to Pay $100 Million Penalty for Selling Tickets for Cancelled Flights
It was revealed that senior managers were partially aware of the issue but failed to take timely action.
October 7, 2024
BY
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Government Pledges Action on ‘Shrinkflation’
Standardised 'unit pricing' is considered the best way for customers to ascertain value for money.
October 3, 2024
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
Prime Minister Backs Tougher Action Against Major Supermarket Chains
Albanese's comments come as Australia's major supermarkets face new action from regulators.
September 23, 2024
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Naziya Alvi Rahman
Competitive Tender for Sydney Airport Slots Open Following Rex, Bonza Collapse
Several market players and experts have already raised concerns about the slots management at the Sydney Airport.
August 6, 2024
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Celene Ignacio
Australia Watching Fallout of Google Antitrust Case: Expert
Legal action against Google in the U.S. could offer renewed hope to Australian authorities who say the search ...
August 6, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Australia Could Face Gas Shortages As Early As 2027: ACCC
'This predicted shortfall is likely to take place one year earlier than what previous reports have forecast,' the ...
July 5, 2024
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Alfred Bui
Lithium-Ion Batteries Spark 12,000 Fire Hazards a Year in Australia’s Waste Facilities
A waste management industry body is calling for government action due to the number of fires starting around ...
June 21, 2024
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
Domestic Air Travel Now Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels, ACCC Says
The competition watchdog said that the increase in airline seat capacity contributed to lower airfares for domestic travel.
May 22, 2024
BY
Celene Ignacio
Virgin Australia Could Soon Sell Tickets for Air New Zealand Trans-Tasman Flights
The codeshare agreement will allow Virgin Australia passengers to access an unlimited number of seats on Air New ...
May 2, 2024
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Celene Ignacio
Australian Scam Losses Declined to $2.7 Billion in 2023
Investment scams caused the most financial losses, accounting for $1.3 billion.
April 30, 2024
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Celene Ignacio
Competition Watchdog May Get to Decide on All Mergers Under New Regime
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the current voluntary regime is 'too hit and miss' and there's no way of ...
April 9, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Widespread Sharing of Personal Data Will Grow the Economy: Deloitte
Australia has accumulated 48,000 petabytes worth of personal data, and one group believes it's time to make this ...
March 10, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
ACCC Sues Noni B, Katies, Rockmans Owner
The ACCC claims that for a 7-month period, 26 percent of deliveries took longer than 20 days to ...
March 4, 2024
BY
Jim Birchall
Prison Terms for Bosses, $33 Million Fines Over Waste Cartel
Two leading waste firm bosses have been handed prison sentences after admitting to engineering a price-fixing scheme to ...
February 23, 2024
BY
AAP
Government Says No to Dismantling Coles and Woolworths
With cost-of-living pressures rising, consumers have been calling for the grip of the two major players to be ...
February 21, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Believe It or Not, Supermarket ‘Price Gouging’ Is Not to Blame for Your High Grocery Bill
If 'price gouging' were driving inflation, then you would expect the increase in food and groceries to be ...
January 28, 2024
BY
Graham Young
Supermarket Giants Probed Amid Allegations of Unfair Practices
The ACCC will conduct a 12-month inquiry into the pricing practices of supermarkets and factors influencing prices in ...
January 25, 2024
BY
Alfred Bui
Suspected e-Scooter Battery Fire Scorches Retirement Home, Claims 1 Life
This is the latest unfortunate occurrence of fire that left 1 dead is believed to be caused by ...
January 16, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
Airbnb Fined 15 Million by Australian Competition Regulators
Australian property listings were advertised in USD leading up to 70,000 customers to unknowingly book stays at an ...
December 21, 2023
BY
Jim Birchall
Banks Not Paying Customers Enough Interest: ACCC
The ACCC has found that in the first six months of 2023, on average 71 percent of eligible ...
December 17, 2023
BY
Rex Widerstrom
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Tom Ozimek
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Jackson Richman
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Andrew Moran
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Ryan Morgan
Authorities Arrest Fugitive Behind Alleged $547 Million Medicare Fraud
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Naveen Athrappully
House Judiciary Chair Refers Jack Smith to DOJ for Possible Prosecution
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Owen Evans
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Guy Birchall
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Melanie Sun
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