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Allan Fels on new ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb

The proposed appointment of Gina Cass-Gottlieb as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) next year is welcome, as is the appointment of Liza Carver as ACCC enforcement commissioner....

ACCC targeting Google’s $20b Apple search deal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition regulator wants new powers to stop Google from being the default search service on nearly every phone and computer in the country, warning the tech giant’s 94...

Govt mulls direct right of action for privacy breaches

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A direct right of action for individuals subject to a privacy breach, a statutory tort of privacy and an end to the exemption for political parties are being considered...

Google dominance chilling ad tech competition, driving up fees: ACCC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition regulator has called for new laws and sector-specific rules to address “ineffective” competition in the multibillion-dollar advertising technology sector, warning an entrenched Google is preferencing its own...

The relationship between market power and innovation

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Column: ACCC chief Rod Sims has kicked off a debate on merger law reform in Australia. How valid is the claim he mentioned by the International Monetary Fund that...

Google faces showdown with government over ads

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Opinion: A final report into the notoriously murky and concentrated digital advertising market should now be sitting on the Treasurer’s desk. The report, which was due by August 31, contains how...

ACCC seeks sweeping reform to M&A law

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The competition regulator says Australia’s merger and acquisition laws are out of step with global standards and without reform will harm competition, innovation, and productivity. Competition tsar Rod Sims...

Google, Apple face further ACCC regulation

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Competition tsar Rod Sims says the regulator is considering strengthening its “toolkit” to go after tech giants, flagging new regulatory frameworks and merger law to keep up with the...

Debanking risks ‘undermining’ local tech sector

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The increasingly common practice of large financial providers “debanking” Australian tech firms is a “significant threat to competition” and risks “undermining” the growth of the local sector, a Parliamentary...

Aussies watch as US targets Google, again

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Australian competition regulator is eagerly watching on as Google faces another significant antitrust lawsuit in the US, with more than 35 states taking on the tech giant over...