Tag: Australia
Australian Watchdog To Probe Apple, Google App Stores
Australia’s competition regulator on Tuesday, September 8, said it would look into the extent of competition between the app stores of Apple and Google,...
Australian Regulator Calls Facebook’s Threat To Block News Sharing “Ill-Timed”
Rod Sims, the chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), said on Tuesday, September 2, that the US tech giant Facebook's threat...
Australia’s Ex-BlueScope Manager Pleads Guilty In Cartel Probe
Former BlueScope executive Jason Ellis has pleaded guilty to one criminal charge of inciting the obstruction of Commonwealth public officials during a cartel investigation.
The...
Australian Regulator Says Google Misled Users Over Data Privacy
Australia's competition regulator on Monday accused Alphabet's Google of misleading consumers to get permission for use of their personal data for targeted advertising, seeking...
Google Rejects Call For Australian Media Payout
Google has rejected demands it pay hundreds of millions of dollars per year in compensation to Australian news media under a government-imposed revenue sharing...
Australia: Health insurer HBF seeks AU$4 billion merger
Western Australia's largest health insurer HBF is seeking a AU$4 billion (US$3.2 billion) merger with Sydney-based HCF that would give the combined companies more...
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In this issue:
Our articles from Asia highlight the global commonality of competition policy challenges. David Round & Manish Agarwal report on new Australian legislation...
