Tag: Australia
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...