Tag: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australia: Watchdog to examine Australian gas market
The consumer watchdog has been told to investigate Australia's gas market and compel industry figures to provide information in a bid to guarantee cheap...
Australia: Apple sued by regulator over refusal to service ‘bricked’ iPhones
Australia's consumer watchdog is taking Apple to court.
The regulator is accusing the US tech giant of violating consumers' rights by refusing to service certain...
Australia: ACCC Apple Pay decision prevents customer choice, says Westpac
Westpac disagrees with the competition regulator's recent decision to deny CBA, Westpac and NABs request to collectively negotiate with Apple over Apple Pay.
Last week...
Australia: Telstra gets blow as court backs ACCC ruling
Telstra is considering its options after the telco suffered a blow in its bid to overturn a ruling handed down by the Australian Competition...
Australia: Virgin Australia clears competition hurdle for Hong Kong flights
Virgin Australia has been given the green light to commence ticket sales for its proposed Hong Kong flights after the nation’s competition regulator granted...
Australia: ACCC raises concerns over Caltex’s $95m Milemaker deal
Caltex Australia's $95 million deal to buy Victoria's Milemaker Petroleum has run into trouble with the competition regulator, which is worried it may cut...
Australia: Competition watchdog sets sights on telco sector
The Australian competition watchdog is setting its sights on local telecommunications and internet service providers this year, in a new push to come to...
Australia: ACCC to reshape guidelines in response to startups
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims has flagged his concern that startups and "anti-competitive" responses to new technologies by incumbent businesses, as...
Australia: ACCC probes $1.7bn global titanium deal
Las week the ACCC reported that it will investigate the proposed creation of the world’s biggest titanium dioxide producer through the $US1.7 billion merger...
Australia: Consumer watchdog puts hearing aid industry on notice
This week consumer watchdog warned the hearing aid industry, with a new report raising concerns about patients being ripped off.
The Australian Competition and Consumer...
