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Australians lost over $AUD 113 million ($81.5m) to cryptocurrency scams between January 1 and May 1 this year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Monday said. According to ACCC, Australians lost a total of $AUD 205m ($148m) to various scams this year, a 166% increase compared to the…

The competition watchdog says it is monitoring airport profit margins after three of the country's four largest made a profit during COVID-19 lockdowns.

A leading Australian energy lawyer says big power providers are facing increased scrutiny from the competition watchdog amid concerns a shake-out of the industry could lead to price gouging.

Australia’s energy crunch has turned downright nasty this week as retailers begin to pass on huge spikes in gas and power prices.

The role of government is to correct the tendency towards monopoly and inequality through regulation, but they have been falling down on the job.

Cheaper childcare was Labor’s largest single election promise, at an estimated cost of A$5.4 billion a year. Anthony Albanese went so far as to outline universal childcare as one of his new government’s three main policies for economic reform.

The ACCC alleges Mastercard entered into agreements with more than 20 major retail businesses that hindered competition by deterring them from using eftpos.