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Tech giants’ sharp pushback on proposed competition reform

Sweeping reforms proposed by the Australian competition watchdog would “fundamentally change” the iPhone and App Store and lead to “significant consumer detriment”, Apple has said in a submission to...

Gig Guide: New ACCC chair begins term

27 March 2022 | by Brandon How

New Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has begun her term as the first woman in the role, replacing Rod Sims after almost 11 years. Ms...

Consumer watchdog takes Meta to court over crypto ‘scams’

18 March 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s competition and consumer regulator is taking technology giant Meta to court over allegedly misleading cryptocurrency “scam” advertisements that ran on its platforms. The ads included images of high-profile...

Consumer law rallying cry as Rod Sims leaves ACCC chair

16 March 2022 | by Brandon How

In his last speech as head of Australia’s competition watchdog, Rod Sims has implored economists to stop viewing consumer law as “the poor cousin of competition law” and called...

Watchdog pack to tackle digital platforms

11 March 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

Australia’s online, privacy, media, competition and consumer regulators have formed an alliance to share information and collaborate on how to best keep digital platform companies in check, amid growing...

Govt committee calls for clamp down on promotion of plant-based ‘meat’

28 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

A government-led Senate committee has called for restrictions, including mandatory regulation, on the marketing of plant-based meat products, due to the “appropriation” of meat terms and animal imagery by...

Big Tech antitrust reform on the ACCC agenda: Discussion paper

28 February 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Australia’s competition watchdog will push for a broad range of significant antitrust reforms aimed at curbing the market dominance of global Big Tech giants such as Google and Facebook....

Outgoing competition tsar Rod Sims’ post-pandemic economic reform plan

23 February 2022 | by Denham Sadler

Outgoing competition watchdog Rod Sims has laid out a post-pandemic economic reform plan for Australia centred on new merger rules, further crackdowns on Big Tech and a complete rework...

Regional Telco Review highlights the despair in the bush

19 February 2022 | by Mark Gregory

The 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review (RTR) Report that was tabled in Parliament last week has missed an opportunity to highlight the despair and frustration felt by many living in...

Lack of innovation is hurting productivity growth: Treasury

12 February 2022 | by Joseph Brookes

The productivity gap between the most innovative companies in the world and Australian firms is growing, according to new analysis by economists at the federal Treasury, who found local...

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Tech giants’ sharp pushback on proposed competition reform

Gig Guide: New ACCC chair begins term

Consumer watchdog takes Meta to court over crypto ‘scams’

Consumer law rallying cry as Rod Sims leaves ACCC chair

Watchdog pack to tackle digital platforms

Govt committee calls for clamp down on promotion of plant-based ‘meat’

Big Tech antitrust reform on the ACCC agenda: Discussion paper

Outgoing competition tsar Rod Sims’ post-pandemic economic reform plan

Regional Telco Review highlights the despair in the bush

Lack of innovation is hurting productivity growth: Treasury

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