Tag: ACCC
Australia: ACCC says dairy farmers getting a raw deal
Australia's competition watchdog has rejected farmer concerns that dollar-a-litre milk is responsible for slashing their profits.
But the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found...
Australia: ACCC warns retailers on Amazon
Competition watchdog chairman Rod Sims has warned retailers that he will not protect them from Amazon if the e-commerce giant undercuts them on prices...
Australia: Tabcorp AU$11b deal for Tatts given green light again
Wagering giant Tabcorp is confident the finishing line is finally in sight for its AU$11 billion (US$8.3 billion) merger with Tatts Group despite the...
Australia: Federal Court refers Apple and ACCC to mediation
Federal Court judge Mark Moshinsky has referred the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Apple to mediation over claims that the iPhone maker...
Australia: Meriton rigged TripAdvisor reviews
Meriton Serviced Apartments faces multi-million-dollar fines after the Federal Court found the chain prevented unfavourably reviews on TripAdvisor by stopping emails being sent to...
Australia: Sims won’t prevent Amazon from undercutting competitors
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's chairman Rod Sims told the Financial Review in an interview that Amazon will not be restricted when it...
Australia: Competition watchdog rules against using mobile phone roaming as solution...
Mobile phone blackspots will not be solved by allowing domestic roaming, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ruled, but Vodafone will continue...
Australia: ACCC wins as court rules JJ Richards contracts unfair
The competition watchdog's first small business unfair contracts action has ended in a Federal Court declaration that eight terms in the standard-form contract used...
Australia: ACCC to probe Accor buyout of Mantra
Australia’s competition regulator said on Wednesday it will review French hotelier Accor’s US$920 million buyout of Australian hotel operator Mantra Group.
The Australian Competition and...
Australia: Energy sector lacks competition says watchdog
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delivered its preliminary report examining retail electricity prices to the Turnbull government, providing yet more evidence...
