Tag: Australia
UK, Australia & Germany To Work Together On Merger Control
The Bundeskartellamt, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have agreed on a joint statement on...
Epic Antitrust Case Against Apple In Australia Gets 3 Month Stay
An Australian judge has ruled that Epic’s lawsuit against Apple in Australia will be temporarily suspended as the two sides prepare for a trial...
Volkswagen Loses Fine Appeal For Emissions Breach In Australia
The Australian competition regulator stated on Friday, April 9, the federal court dismissed Volkswagen’s appeal against a record AU$125 million (US$95.1 million) fine on...
Australia’s Competition Regulator Re-Authorizes Qantas-American Alliance
Australia’s competition regulator has re-authorized the alliance between Qantas and American Airlines for another five years, arguing it is unlikely to result in significant...
Facebook Agrees To Pay News Corp For Content In Australia
News Corp has struck a three-year deal to provide news to Facebook in Australia, ending a battle between two billionaire-owned empires being watched worldwide...
Australia Seeks Feedback On Competition In Web Browsers
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is looking for the input of individuals and “industry participants” regarding “choice screens” that let users select web search...
Australia Sees $156B Pension Merger As New Laws Lead To Consolidation
Australian pension funds QSuper and Sunsuper announced on Monday, March 15, they will merge, forming the country’s largest single manager of retirement savings as...
Australia Accepts Visa Commitment To Address Competition Concerns
The ACCC (Australian Competition & Consumer Commission) has accepted a CEU from Visa in relation to concerns that it may have limited competition in...
Facebook To Invest $1B In News After Australia Deal
Facebook announced Wednesday, February 24, that it plans to spend at least US$1 billion in the news industry over the next three years.
The announcement...
Facebook Reaches Deal With Australia To Restore News Sharing
Facebook will restore news pages in Australia after the government agreed to change a proposed law forcing tech companies to pay publishers for news content.
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