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On one hand, the government has just waved through one of the biggest banking mergers of the last 20 years. On the other, they’ve been waving the big stick at Australia’s supermarket oligopoly.
The Emerson review could have recommended binding arbitration and giving courts the power to force supermarket chains to divest stores, but what it has recommended will put the big chains on notice.
A new ACCC report shows 74% of Australians are uncomfortable with their personal data being shared or sold. Yet this is happening every day, and the privacy law isn’t being enforced.
An ACCC taskforce may well prove effective in controlling unfair overcharging and NDIS costs. But the scheme’s pricing model could also use a redesign.
The ACCC has prioritised getting timely compensation to affected customers over pursuing the airline on the more serious charge of collecting fees for no service.
Last year, Australians lost $2.74 billion to scams, with a 150% increase in losses to job scams, in particular. Here’s what you need to know about these insidious tactics.
The UK is about to force banks to reimburse payments made “because of deception by fraudsters”. Australia’s government isn’t keen.
Inquiry into supermarkets finds that the mandatory code should apply to supermarkets with annual revenues of more than $5 billion and should consider increasing infringement notice amounts.
US courts have had the power to break up badly behaving corporations for more than a century. There’s a bill before the Australian Senate that would give our courts the same power.
The new retail giant will control more than 26% of the Australian pharmacy market.
Deepfake scams are on the rise – but can their victims claim compensation? The legal landscape is still developing.
Suppliers and customers are squeezed harder in Australia than in other countries because Coles and Woolworths control 65% of the market.
Each of these tricks is old, but each has been supercharged by the use of information technology.
The COVID pandemic, climate events and international conflicts have all contributed, while supermarket giants have been accused of price gouging.
The ACCC has published calculations for two children in care five days a week. More typical is one child in care two days a week. The typical cost is 5% of after-tax income, not 16%
The inquiry’s report is sharply critical of Qantas, and has recommended the decision to block extra flights sought by Qatar Airways be immediately reviewed
The only thing Qantas seems to fear is losing landing slots. It’s time to reallocate the slots it doesn’t use.
The way banks calculate interest means that Australian borrowers who sign up to pay 5.95% per annum pay something closer to 6.11%.
The brighter outlook for domestic supplies follows actions by the government to ensure companies provide adequate quantities of gas into the local market at reasonable prices
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