Coles' ten-year deal with farmers' cooperative Murray Goulburn will have significant consequences for the dairy industry.
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Earlier this month, Coles and Murray Goulburn announced a ten-year deal that is likely to have significant consequences for the dairy industry, as well as Australia’s grocery sector more broadly.
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The ACCC has concerns over NBN Co’s wholesale pricing plans.
Yesterday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recommended that NBN Co revise its wholesale agreement — including proposals on pricing and access — as outlined in its special access…
Proving that Woolworths and Coles engaged in unconscionable conduct with their suppliers will be a lengthy and difficult task for the ACCC.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has declared open season on Coles and Woolworths. In an unusual step, the ACCC’s chairman, Rod Sims, discussed his organisation’s current investigations…
The ACCC has put suppliers' claims of supermarket bullying under the spotlight, but the magnitude of the duopoly’s supermarket power should also be addressed.
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced last week that it is investigating claims that Coles and Woolworths are bullying suppliers. The issue is serious, but the ACCC investigation…
A High Court ruling that Google did not engage in misleading conduct avoids a quagmire around the obligations of online and bricks-and-mortar publishers.
The High Court has ruled that Google did not engage in misleading and deceptive conduct when it published a number of advertisements created by its AdWords program. Does this mean that the advertisements…
When does marketing spin cross the line to become misleading advertising?
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Two recent cases highlight the problem of misleading advertising.
In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has dismissed an appeal by POM Wonderful about health claims for their juice…
The ACCC has refused to relax its standards on what constitutes a free range egg.
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On November 2, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued an initial assessment knocking back a certified trademark application by the Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL). The…
Will the Qantas-Emirates alliance restore the beleaguered Australian airline back to profitability?
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Today, Alan Joyce has announced that Qantas and Emirates have struck a joint venture alliance for the next 10 years.
As a result, Qantas will be taking its passengers to Europe through Dubai, instead…
A new 16 minute anti-cartel film produced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission aims to breaks through widely-held business views around collusion.
Close scrutiny and tough sanctioning of cartel conduct (involving price fixing, market sharing, output reduction and bid rigging by competing businesses) has been a focus of competition law and enforcement…
The ACCC will be keeping a close eye on business that falsely attribute price rises to the introduction of the carbon tax.
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In the lead-up to the introduction of the carbon tax on July 1, there has been considerable focus on the potential for price gouging – inflating prices beyond the cost increases reasonably attributable…
Australian media regulators would take an active interest in attempts by News Limited to increase its stake in Foxtel.
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Problems facing media moguls Rupert and James Murdoch in the United Kingdom and the United States have yet to have an impact in Australia.
But if recent speculation is true that News Limited might be…
Graeme Samuel and Stephen King: two of Australia’s most senior regulators sit down together for The Conversation.
What happens when two of Australia’s best known former competition regulators sit down together and talk about the world?
A wide-ranging discussion on the state of Australia’s political debate, xenophobia…
Are online dating sites preying on the vulnerable or do they foster love and relationships?
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Regulation of our intimate lives has always been a thorny issue. The anti-sodomy laws of the past and the same-sex marriage issue today illustrate times when policymakers can get it very, very wrong. Legislation…
The claim of “free to roam” is being challenged by the consumer regulator.
Christmas is coming, which means consumers are out looking for great deals to fill stockings and feed the family. And for retailers and manufacturers, the temptation to add “spin” to their marketing is…
By claiming too much, Steggles has raised the question: how much space does a chicken need?
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For the animal industry and the animal protection movement, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) pending case against poultry producer Steggles is set to be their very own version…
The ACCC has pledged to take more businesses to court over anti-competitive behaviour.
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When the appointment of Rod Sims as chairman of the competition watchdog was announced earlier this year, there was disquiet among some competition lawyers.
Would Sims, an economist, readily appreciate…
Malcolm Turnbull talks about Telstra’s structural separation, the ACCC and much more with Joshua Gans.
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Welcome to the latest in our In Conversation series, between Opposition Spokesman for Communications and Broadband, Malcolm Turnbull and economist, Professor Joshua Gans.
This week, attention has again…
Compared to countries like France, Australia’s food is expensive – but why?
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I am fortunate to have recently returned from a holiday in France. While there I couldn’t help noticing the much lower price of many foods.
Croissants and brioches retail for around $1.35 (1 euro) or…
