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No port regulation means users pay and keep paying

MONOPOLY POWER: Mining industry warns future customers of hefty fee increases

Newcastle Herald

MasterChef Australia fans being deceived by ‘renewable gas’ campaign, climate advocates tell watchdog

Comms Declare asks ACCC to investigate show sponsor Australian Gas Networks for alleged greenwashing

The Guardian - AU

Nine and Seven in a huge fight over a whopping 2,000 newspapers

Two of the biggest players in Australian media have got their gloves off, and it’s on for young and old! But who actually cares?

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Nine’s AFR print edition to cease in WA after Seven’s press doubles production price

Seven says decision purely commercial but Financial Review editor accuses rival company of ‘abuse of market power’

The Guardian - AU

Greens and Nats unlikely allies when it comes to cracking down on Coles and Woolies

The Nats have said they’re for divestiture powers, putting them at odds with their Coalition partner.

Crikey

Qantas ‘ghost flights’ saga speaks to a bigger problem

The airline’s management has refused to take proper accountability for its misdeeds.

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Vanessa Hudson has provided a soft landing for Qantas as the airline cuts deal with ACCC

While the new CEO has stemmed some of the reputational damage of the past, the $120m fine is a clear success for the ACCC

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Qantas to pay $120m for allegedly selling tickets to flights that had already been cancelled

The airline agrees to a $100m fine and to repay $20m to customers in settlement with the ACCC

The Guardian - AU

The liars at Qantas lied to customers over ghost flights, then lied about their lies

There is seemingly no end to the deception at the flying kangaroo.

Crikey

Qantas Airways Fined Million For Flight Cancellations

Qantas Airways faces a million penalty for flight cancellations, highlighting the importance of consumer protection in the travel industry.

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The Australian government wants to stop online harm fuelling violence and division. What can it do?

Age verification technology and a ‘tech tax’ are among the proposals to address misinformation and misogynist content

The Guardian - AU

Too much local love 'will hurt' new industry chances

The former head of the ACCC has warned against an ad hoc approach that could mean Australia misses out on opportunities in the clean energy transition.

AAP

Australian music insiders take aim at ‘tick-a-box’ government funding for festivals

Co-founder of Oztix says events run by companies ultimately owned by multinationals should not be propped up by Australian taxpayers

The Guardian - AU

Bunnings baulks at firmer rules around plant suppliers

Hardware giant Bunning Warehouse could be included in a mandatory code of conduct aimed at major supermarkets, with concerns raised about plant suppliers.

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When two become one: Would proposed reforms have halted these mergers and acquisitions?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced sweeping changes to the ACCC’s powers in an attempt to slow surging concentration. The watchdog may appreciated these new teeth a bit earlier.

The Guardian - AU

Firms would have been less able to accelerate prices and inflation with proposed competition policy, Chalmers says

Treasurer says proposed reforms would mean ‘more confidence’ in mergers scrutinised by the ACCC

Crikey

Government considers recognising Palestinian state

Australia is deciding whether to recognise Palestinian statehood, the ACCC will get powers to block anti-competitive mergers, and Seven’s commercial director allegedly sent a graphic email to a Nine reporter.

AAP

'Hit and miss' merger rules reworked in major shake-up

Sweeping changes to merger rules have been welcomed by the national competition regulator and received a wary but hopeful response from big business.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor targets unfair company mergers in competition policy overhaul

‘Reforms that address the decline in competition can deliver big economic benefits,’ treasurer to tell ACCC

AAP

Wealth guru misled clients with 'deceptive' programs

Students undergoing wealth and property programs have been left disappointed after a businesswoman's broken promises for real estate success.

The Guardian - AU

Regional Australia needs health workers and teachers – but it has to have childcare first

Almost half the population live in a ‘childcare desert’ while employers are crying out for workers – it’s time to connect the dots

The Guardian - AU

PM says transparency around aid worker’s death ‘in Israel’s interest’ – as it happened

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Lehrmann headlines $100-a-ticket event

Bruce Lehrmann will speak at an event organised by men’s rights activist Bettina Arndt, almost half the kids in NSW state care are Indigenous, and the big supermarkets could be fined for anti-competitive behaviour under a new code.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s big supermarkets could face penalties of up to $10m under proposed mandatory code

Government report stops short of recommending powers to break up big chains despite calls for forced divestiture laws

AAP

Four months on, evidence arrives in APY arts probe

Almost four months after it was asked to investigate the APY Arts Centre Collective, the watchdog for Aboriginal corporations has received some evidence.

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