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Cafes and food producers across country are grappling with the dilemma of whether they can pass on rising costs to customers and remain competitive

On the last day of his 11 years as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Rod Sims announced the commission is bringing a “world-first” claim against Meta (owner of Facebook) in the Federal Court for false or misleading conduct.

Consumer watchdog Rod Sims says new rules to protect Australians in the digital sphere must be strengthened, building on work already completed.

Outgoing consumer watchdog chair says supply challenges are made worse by anti-competitive activity and merger laws ‘not up to the task’

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The consumer watchdog has urged the Morrison government to extend a crackdown as falling supply threatens to further raise gas prices for households.

Major retail chains BP and IGA have been named and shamed by the consumer watchdog for ripping off shoppers with exorbitant rapid antigen test (RAT) prices.

Australia's competition watchdog chairman doesn't mind being called an activist regulator, because he believes that's exactly what he should be doing.

After 11 years in one Australia's most high-profile regulator role, the ACCC chair could yet have even more impact for consumers around the world.