ACCC To Keep Watch On 7-Eleven
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given the 7-Eleven group interim authorisation to enter arrangements with its franchisees to either... Read More
Fibre To The Node Falters As NBN Speeds Surge
NBN performance has continued to improve, with fixed-line customers experiencing their highest speeds yet in December – but fibre to the node... Read More
Payment Platforms Seek Merger
Australia’s three major payment organisations – BPay, Eftpos and the New Payments Platform Australia – are asking the Competition and Consumer Commission’s... Read More
Button Batteries In ACCC Crosshairs During 2021
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will prioritise safety standards for products containing button batteries in 2021. The consumer watchdog announced... Read More
Federal Court Gives ACCC The Nod On Facebook Suit
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been granted legal approval to continue its lawsuit against Facebook and a pair of... Read More
ACCC Investigating Salesforce’s Slack Takeover
Consumer watchdog the ACCC is probing Saleforce’s proposed acquisition of work-chatting service Slack after the company signed a $37.6 billion agreement last... Read More
ACCC Turns Spotlight On Google
Google is under the ACCC’s microscope, with the consumer watchdog investigating whether default options for browsers and search reduce competition. The tech... Read More
ACCC Puts Foot Down On Visa Debit Rates
The ACCC has slapped credit and debit card giant Visa with a court-enforceable undertaking to stop it from offering cheaper rates to... Read More
ACCC Takes Aim At Google’s ‘Secret Data Trade’
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is probing Google’s monopoly position in Australia’s advertising tech market, with fresh calls to end... Read More
Biz Complaints Flood Canberra
And you think you have been busy in recent months. Small-business inquiries to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission jumped no less... Read More