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Timing couldn’t be better for Open Banking

At the recent AFR banking and wealth conference, held as a virtual event during these unprecedented times, ACCC chairman Rod Sims reasserted a commitment to keeping the July 1...

Data rights on track for July launch

31 March 2020 | by James Riley

There has never been a more important time to expedite digital innovation across the economy according to competition tsar chief Rod Sims, who says the ACCC will keep its...

ACCC warning on loyalty data

4 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The competition watchdog’s year-long inquiry into customer loyalty programs has reinforced recommendations from the ACCC’s earlier digital platforms inquiry for significant privacy and data security reforms. The Australian Competition...

Govt delays ACCC platforms response

3 December 2019 | by Denham Sadler

The federal government is quietly planning to delay responding to the competition watchdog’s landmark digital platforms inquiry until the new year, a move the opposition claims will damage the...

Big Tech in new ACCC squeeze

20 November 2019 | by Denham Sadler

With government expected to formally respond to the ACCC’s landmark digital platforms inquiry in the coming weeks, pressure must be maintained on the world’s biggest tech companies to ensure...

Sims urges action on digital platforms

13 August 2019 | by James Riley

Existing data protection laws have failed Australians and the government needs to get on the front foot to better protect privacy and curb the market dominance of the tech...

US antitrust move to follow ACCC

25 July 2019 | by James Riley

Just weeks before the Australian government publicly releases the final report from the ACCC’s landmark tech platforms inquiry, the US government has opened its own review of the market...

5G fight: NBN is on its own

5 November 2018 | by Denham Sadler

Australia’s competition watchdog has a clear message to the NBN for its upcoming battle against 5G: You’re on your own. In a speech to the RadComms 2018 conference, ACCC...

ACCC sharpens data focus

18 October 2018 | by James Riley

The ACCC has sharpened its focus on competition issues within the fast-emerging data economy and underscored a greater willingness to investigate inside the blackbox to better understand the specific...

Data protection lags data rights

18 July 2018 | by James Riley

The potential benefits of Australian government open data initiatives are being overshadowed by a lack of adequate protections and security, a new report has found. The Consumer Policy Research...

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