ACCC To “Name And Shame” Retailers Gouging On COVID Tests
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January 4, 2022
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The ACCC has put retailers on notice over the pricing of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests as customers report high prices for scarce... Read More
Oz Radio Gets Thumbs Up To Bargain With Google, Facebook
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September 10, 2021
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Aussie radio stations will be allowed to collectively bargain with Google and Facebook for use of their content on the platforms, the... Read More
ACCC Gives Thumbs Up To Big Payments Merger
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September 9, 2021
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The ACCC has greenlit a massive merger between Australia’s three largest payment systems providers: eftpos, BPay, and NPPA. The competition watchdog has... Read More
Flubot Text Scam Turns To Phony Parcels
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September 1, 2021
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The Flubot malware scam plaguing Australian phones has a new trick, the ACCC has warned, with messages now telling potential victims a... Read More
NBN Speeds Reach Highest Yet, 300k More Premises To Get Fibre
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August 31, 2021
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NBN speeds have again climbed to record highs, with more plans now hitting their advertised maximum speeds as NBN Co announces an... Read More
ACCC Wants More Power Over Mergers After TPG Defeat
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August 27, 2021
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Following its failure to scuttle the TPG-Vodafone merger last year, the ACCC is seeking a major overhaul of the merger process, which... Read More
ACCC Wants New Rules To Break App Store Duopoly
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August 19, 2021
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ACCC Chair Rod Sims has called for new rules and regulations to address Apple and Google’s dominant position in app marketplaces. Speaking... Read More
ACCC Takes Big Three Telcos To Court Over NBN Speeds
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August 9, 2021
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The ACCC is suing Australia’s big three NBN providers, alleging that Telstra, Optus, and TPG all misled customers on their maximum speeds.... Read More
ACCC Seeks Input On Eftpos Mega-Merger
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August 6, 2021
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The ACCC is looking into a court-enforceable undertaking offered for the proposed merger of eftpos, BPAY, and New Payments Platform Australia Ltd... Read More
ACCC Probes TV And Furniture Toppling Hazards
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August 2, 2021
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The ACCC is investigating the dangers of furniture and TVs toppling over, which is a serious safety hazard especially to small children... Read More
ACCC Greenlights Big Magazine Distribution Buyout
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July 29, 2021
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The ACCC says it will not stand in the way of publishing giant Are Media’s bid for Australia’s largest magazine distributor. Are... Read More
eBay Swipes At Amazon Over Marketplace Practices
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July 22, 2021
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Online retail giant eBay has responded to news of the ACCC’s investigation into digital marketplaces, obliquely taking a shot at Amazon over... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: ACCC Investigates Kogan, Catch, eBay & Amazon
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July 22, 2021
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Kogan has been fined several times by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission for questionable trading practices – now the ACCC is... Read More
ACCC Seeks Solution On Deadly Baby Sleepers
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July 19, 2021
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The ACCC is looking for recommendations on dealing with “potentially deadly” baby sleepers following recalls of products linked to more than 70... Read More
Scammers Rake In $7.25m Impersonating Telstra & Other Companies
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July 12, 2021
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The ACCC is warning Australians to watch out for remote-access scammers claiming they represent organisations like Telstra or Amazon, with more than... Read More
NBN Speeds Hit New High Water Mark
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June 30, 2021
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Fixed-line NBN speeds are continuing to pick up across Australia, the ACCC says, reaching a new performance high in its latest Measuring... Read More
Apple Product May Kill Kids, ACCC Warns
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June 28, 2021
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The ACCC has issued a dire warning about Apple’s AirTags device trackers, urging parents to keep them away from kids due to... Read More
Boost Founder Wades Into TPG-ACCC Bunfight
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June 23, 2021
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The founder of Boost Mobile has weighed in on the spat between telco giant TPG and the ACCC, saying the watchdog “let... Read More
NBN Roundtable Positive Step For Reform, Says ACCC
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June 22, 2021
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The ACCC has hailed a recent industry roundtable as a first step towards future reform of NBN regulations. Held last week between... Read More
TPG Hits Back Against “Out Of Touch”, “Misleading” ACCC
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June 21, 2021
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TPG, which recently merged with Vodafone, has come out swinging at the ACCC, accusing the consumer watchdog of misleading Australians about the... Read More
Powerboard Sold At Bunnings May Electrocute Users: ACCC
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June 21, 2021
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An urgent recall has been issued for two powerboards sold at Bunnings, due to electrocution risk. The ACCC’s Product Safety Australia has... Read More
ACCC Slams TPG-Vodafone Merger As Mobile Prices Soar
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June 21, 2021
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The ACCC has cried “I told you so” over the TPG-Vodafone merger, pointing out that mobile plan prices have risen at all... Read More
ACCC Fines Retailer $39k For Misleading Advertising
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June 15, 2021
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The ACCC has slugged tech retailer digiDirect with almost $40,000 in penalties for misleading advertising. The consumer watchdog slapped digiDirect, which sells... Read More
Fake Bill Con Artists Stole $128m From Oz Businesses Last Year
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June 9, 2021
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The ACCC is sounding the alarm to businesses on payment redirection scams, which cost Australian companies a staggering $128 million in 2020. The... Read More
Scammers Haul In Record $851m From Aussies In 2020
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June 7, 2021
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Scams cost Australians a staggering $851 million in 2020, as con artists took advantage of the pandemic to prey on the vulnerable.... Read More
Federal Court Slugs Vocus $2.5 Million For Dodo And iPrimus Claims
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June 2, 2021
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Dodo and iPrimus, both owned by the Vocus Group, have been fined to the tune of $2.5 million between them for misleading... Read More
ACCC Gives Salesforce Slack Takeover The All Clear
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May 20, 2021
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The ACCC will not stand in the way of Salesforce’s acquisition of team collaboration software platform Slack, saying it would be unlikely... Read More
ACCC Weighs In On Epic/Apple Stoush
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May 10, 2021
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The ACCC is moving to intervene in the Epic Games v Apple case in Australia as Epic appeals a stay to the... Read More
ACCC Seeks Industry Input On NBN Regulation
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April 28, 2021
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NBN Co’s announcement that “a new approach to the regulation of its access pricing is needed” has been welcomed by ACCC. The... Read More
ACCC Hammers Apple And Google Over App Store Practices
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April 28, 2021
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The ACCC has lashed Apple and Google over their respective app stores, which between them have a near-stranglehold on the mobile app... Read More
ACCC Moves To Enforce Stricter Merger Controls For Tech Companies
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April 21, 2021
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Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has banded with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority and Germany’s Bundeskartellamt in an effort to control... Read More
Peloton’s Stocks Plummet After Safety Concerns Increase
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April 20, 2021
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The nightmare run for treadmill manufacturer Peloton continues, as shares in the company were down 7.6 percent, sitting at USD$107.41, in early... Read More
Landmark Decision: Federal Court Finds Google Misled Millions of Australians
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April 16, 2021
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The Federal Court handed down a landmark ruling today, finding that Google misled millions of Android users with its collection and storage... Read More
ACCC Won’t Block Compare The Market From Increasing iSelect Stake
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April 15, 2021
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The ACCC has decided it will not oppose ‘Compare The Market’ owners, Innovation Holdings Australia, from purchasing up to 35 per cent... Read More
Product Safety Recall For SmartHome Device
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April 14, 2021
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Today the ACCC has blown its whistle on the LifeGuard SmartHome IP Dialler, for versions 2.0 and 2.2, with the product being... Read More
ACCC Warns Business About $14 Million Scam
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March 30, 2021
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The ACCC is putting Australian businesses on alert about payment redirection scams, which cost companies more than $14 million last year. Payment... Read More
ACCC To Keep Watch On 7-Eleven
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March 29, 2021
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given the 7-Eleven group interim authorisation to enter arrangements with its franchisees to either... Read More
Fibre To The Node Falters As NBN Speeds Surge
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March 29, 2021
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NBN performance has continued to improve, with fixed-line customers experiencing their highest speeds yet in December – but fibre to the node... Read More
Button Batteries In ACCC Crosshairs During 2021
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March 22, 2021
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will prioritise safety standards for products containing button batteries in 2021. The consumer watchdog announced... Read More
Federal Court Gives ACCC The Nod On Facebook Suit
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March 22, 2021
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been granted legal approval to continue its lawsuit against Facebook and a pair of... Read More
ACCC Investigating Salesforce’s Slack Takeover
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March 12, 2021
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Consumer watchdog the ACCC is probing Saleforce’s proposed acquisition of work-chatting service Slack after the company signed a $37.6 billion agreement last... Read More
ACCC Turns Spotlight On Google
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March 11, 2021
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Google is under the ACCC’s microscope, with the consumer watchdog investigating whether default options for browsers and search reduce competition. The tech... Read More
ACCC Puts Foot Down On Visa Debit Rates
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March 10, 2021
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The ACCC has slapped credit and debit card giant Visa with a court-enforceable undertaking to stop it from offering cheaper rates to... Read More
ACCC Takes Aim At Google’s ‘Secret Data Trade’
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March 9, 2021
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is probing Google’s monopoly position in Australia’s advertising tech market, with fresh calls to end... Read More
Biz Complaints Flood Canberra
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March 1, 2021
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And you think you have been busy in recent months. Small-business inquiries to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission jumped no less... Read More
ACCC Wants Facebook To Strike Deals With Small Publishers Too
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February 24, 2021
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Australia’s consumer watchdog has called on Facebook to also ink deals with small, local publishers to avoid regulation under the government’s controversial... Read More
400 More Aussies Hit For $37 Million In Scam Wars
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February 15, 2021
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CANBERRA: Australians reported a record-breaking $37 million lost to Scamwatch dating and romance scams last year, the government-owned Australian Competition and Consumer... Read More
ACCC Concerned About MYOB’s GreatSoft Buyout
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February 11, 2021
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The ACCC has signalled it is wary of accounting software giant MYOB’s plan to acquire cloud-based practice management software provider GreatSoft, saying... Read More
Oz Watchdog Not Swayed By Google’s Latest News Service
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February 8, 2021
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SYDNEY: The competition watchdog the ACCC said Google’s newly-launched News Showcase ignores the main tenants of the Australian Government’s proposed media bargaining... Read More
Officeworks Power Bank Recall
Four power bank models sold in Officeworks have been recalled by the ACCC’s product safety portal over concerns the battery will overheat... Read More
