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Australia’s Watchdog Releases Its 2021 Enforcement & Compliance Priorities

Sales practices in Australia’s domestic travel sector, competition in aviation and the conduct of some caravan manufacturers will be among the Australian Competition and...
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Australia’s Seven West Media In New Deal With Google For News

Australia’s Seven West Media became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with...
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EU May Follow Australia On Making Big Tech Pay For News

EU lawmakers overseeing new digital regulation in Europe want to force Big Tech companies to pay for news, echoing a similar move in Australia...
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Business Groups Urge Australian Watchdog To Block Woolworths’ PFD Deal

Small business groups are urging the competition regulator to block Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of family-run PFD Food Services. In a letter to the Australian Competition...
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Google News Australia Back Up Amid Fight

Google is reviving plans to launch its own news website in Australia within weeks, according to a local media outlet contracted to provide articles...
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Australia’s Antitrust Watchdog Considers Cases Against Big Tech Over Ads

Competition regulator Rod Sims has foreshadowed possible further legal cases against tech groups as a result of inquiries into mobile phone app stores and...
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Towards a Competition Enabling Framework in Asia Pacific: Opportunities & Challenges...

Below, we have provided the full transcript of the panel discussion, Effective Competition Frameworks: Enabling Competition and Innovation with a Global Mindset, from the...
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Australia Sues Facebook Over Data Misuse

The Australian antitrust regulator sued Facebook on accusing it of collecting user data without permission, building on government efforts around the world to rein...
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Australia’s ACCC Consulting On Google’s Pending FitBit Deal

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking consultation on a court-enforceable undertaking submitted by Google in relation to its pending acquisition of FitBit. Under...
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Google Removes Australia From “News Showcase” Launch

Google has postponed the Australian roll-out of News Showcase citing regulatory complications, just three months after announcing the product, as the US internet giant...
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