Tag: ACCC
Australia: Apple to pay in ACCC case over iPhone repairs
Apple will pay US$9 million to resolve a case by the ACCC alleging the US tech giant’s repair policies were in breach of the...
Australia: Former heads of Citi, Deutsche Bank charged in a criminal...
Australian prosecutors charged the former local heads of Citigroup and Deutsche Bank with criminal cartel offenses, the most dramatic move so far in a...
Australia: MYOB pulls out of Reckon deal after regulator concerns
MYOB has pulled out of its AU$180 million (US$136.2 million) deal to buy competitor Reckon's accounting software products in favor of building up its...
Australia: ACCC loses appeal against Pfizer over Lipitor sales
An Australian court dismissed an appeal by the nation's anti-trust watchdog in a case against Pfizer in which the regulator alleged the company had...
Australia: ACCC raises concerns over WestConnex sale
Australia’s competition watchdog claims Transurban holds a near-monopoly over toll roads in Sydney, leaving the regulator to weigh whether motorists would be better off...
Australia: Japanese manufacturer gets Australia’s biggest fine in cartel history
One of the world’s largest worldwide automotive suppliers, Japanese-based Yazaki Corporation, has received the largest fine ever under competition law in Australia for engaging...
Australia: ACCC investigating Google over user data
Google is being investigated by the Australian competition regulator for allegedly spying on Android phone users and having them pay for the privilege, according...
Australia: Google, Facebook distorting advertising markets accuses News Corp
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation accused Facebook and Google of "anti-competitive practices" in one of dozens of submissions to a probe of the tech giants...
Australia: ACCC finds AUD$1 milk ‘not to blame for low profits’
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) released its final report on Monday, April 30, calling for a mandatory code of conduct to be...
Australia: Facebook rejects Australian call for regulation
Tech giant Facebook has opposed calls by Australian media companies for digital platforms to be regulated, amid an inquiry into their impact on competition...
