Tag: ACCC

Rod Sims on the platforms inquiry, two years on

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Two years ago, competition tsar Rod Sims handed his landmark final report on digital platforms to the federal government. But it was a decision 18 months earlier which laid...

Salesforce’s $37b Slack acquisition gets approved

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The competition regulator has approved the proposed acquisition of collaboration software firm Slack by CRM giant Salesforce for $37 billion, saying the deal was unlikely to lessen competition. The...

ACCC seeks to enter Apple and Epic showdown

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition regulator has made an unusual request to the Federal Court to weigh in on the ongoing legal battle between US companies Epic Games and Apple, saying the...

Gig Guide: FinTech Australia’s new board member

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Former senior advisor to the Turnbull and Morrison governments Harry Godber has been added to the board of FinTech Australia as an independent director. Mr Godber acted as an...

ACMA gets $4m for bargaining code oversight

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has allocated more than $4 million to the oversight of the big tech media bargaining code, despite no companies being designated under it yet. Communications Minister...

Country Press can team to deal with Big Tech

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Country Press Australia has been given permission by the competition watchdog to collectively negotiate with big tech firms Google and Facebook to secure revenue-sharing deals for its more than...

Regulation ‘may be required’ for app stores: ACCC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The competition watchdog has fired a warning shot at Google and Apple, telling the tech giants to clean up their app stores now or face regulation which will make...

Lack of media deals with small firms ‘concerning’: Sims

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Smaller media companies should team up to secure commercial deals with Google and Facebook, which have so far avoided designation under the government’s big tech bargaining code yet, competition...

Google misled users on location tracking: Court

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Google faces fines and compliance orders after a Federal Court Judge ruled on Friday that the tech giant had misled Australian consumers when it tracked their location even after...