Tag: Australia
Australian Regulator OKs RV Rental Merger
Australia’s competition regulator has approved a merger between campervan rental companies Tourism Holdings and Apollo Tourism & Leisure.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission gave...
Australia Antitrust Regulator Delays Ruling On Microsoft’s Planned Activision Buy
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission delayed its decision on Microsoft's planned $69 billion purchase of video game giant Activision.
The formal date of Sept....
Australia Watchdog OKs $1.7B Link Buyout By Dye & Durham
The Australian competition regulator said on Thursday it will not oppose an A$2.47 billion ($1.67 billion) acquisition of Link Administration Holdings by Canada's Dye...
Australian Watchdog Fines Mercedes
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Mercedes-Benz to pay a A$12.5 million ($8.49 million) fine for failing to communicate to customers the urgency in recalling...
Australia’s Watchdog Eyes Fresh Crypto Regulations
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Chair Joseph Longo has made his thoughts on crypto investments clear: It’s “not my job to be...
Australia To ‘Token Map’ In New Push For Crypto Regulation
Australia's new government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese since May 23, will begin a review of how cryptocurrency assets are managed, with a...
Australia’s High Court Rules Google Isn’t A Publisher
Australia's highest court overturned on Wednesday a ruling that had found Google engaged in defamation by supplying a link to a contested newspaper article,...
Australian Court Orders Google To Pay $43M Over Data
Australia's competition watchdog said on Friday that Alphabet's Google unit was ordered by the country's Federal Court to pay A$60 million ($42.7 million) in penalties...
Australia Clears Woolworths Acquisition Of MyDeal
Following an extensive review, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) says it will not oppose Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of MyDeal.
The competition regulator concluded...
Australian Telstra Addressed Competition Concerns Over Optus’ 5G
Australian telecoms firm Telstra will address competition concerns by de-registering some radio-communications sites that interfered with Optus' plans to roll out its 5G network,...
