Tag: Australia
Australia Drops Antitrust Probe Into Against Citigroup & Deutsche Bank
Australia is withdrawing an antitrust lawsuit against Deutsche Bank and Citigroup over a €1.6 billion share offer. One of Australia’s biggest economic cases came...
Australian Watchdog Looks At EU Amazon Case Closely
Amazon is offering to halt the online selling and marketing practices in Europe that regulators allege are anti-competitive, hoping to bring an end to a...
Australian Watchdog Looks Into Retailers’ Facial Recognition Tech
Three of Australia’s biggest retail chains have been referred to the privacy regulator by a major consumer group which has said they use “unreasonably...
Australia Watchdog Fines Samsung Over Misleading Claims
Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday a court ordered the local unit of Samsung Electronics to pay a A$14 million ($9.65 million) penalty for...
Australia, EU May Take The Lead In BNPL Regulation
Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the US are looking at regulating the buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. Last year, all...
Australian Regulator Has Concerns With Aurizon’s $2.3B One Rail Bid
The competition watchdog has raised concerns about Aurizon’s proposed $2.35 billion acquisition of freight haulage group One Rail, arguing it could “substantially” reduce competition...
Airbnb Sued By Australian Regulator For Misleading Customers
Australia's antitrust regulator has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb, accusing the accommodation-sharing website of misleading users into paying more than advertised for their stays,...
Google Is Liable for Content Posted Online, Australian Court Says
An Australian court found search engine giant Google liable for defamatory videos posted on its YouTube platform that targeted a senior politician, a reminder...
Australian Regulator Sues Mastercard For Anti-Competitive Practices
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Monday started legal proceedings in the Federal Court against Mastercard for allegedly stifling competition in the supply of debit...
Apple Defends Its Policies In Australia
Apple has robustly defended its ecosystem in a submission to Australia's competition watchdog, amid growing global scrutiny of the power of big tech companies...
