Tag: Australia
Australian Watchdog Wants Big Tech to Share Misinformation Data
New laws in Australia would allow the country’s media watchdog to force Big Tech to turn over data on how they deal with misinformation,...
New Zealand & Australian Competition Watchdogs Team Up
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on New Zealand announced a refresh of the cross-appointments between the New Zealand Commerce Commission and the Australian...
Australia Floats Widespread Antitrust Reform To Take On Big Tech
Australia's consumer watchdog wants major legislative changes spanning the entire gamut of Big Tech's issues, covering anti-competitive conduct, bargaining imbalances, insufficient consumer and business user...
Telstra & TPG Telecom Sign Deal Network Sharing In Australia
Telstra and TPG Telecom have put their long-running feud on network sharing to bed, signing a 10-year mobile infrastructure sharing deal that will boost...
Australian Watchdog Withdraws Bank Cartel Case
The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) has today withdrawn charges against Citigroup Global Markets Australia (Citigroup), Deutsche Bank AG and four senior banking...
Australian Watchdog Focuses On COVID Test Prices
Australia's antitrust regulator announced on Tuesday, January 4, it has contacted suppliers of COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits to examine pricing pressures in the...
Australia’s Watchdog Worries About Price Gouging In COVID Testing
Josh Frydenberg has spoken to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims about concerns some suppliers are charging sky-high prices for Covid-19...
Australia Watchdog $17B Sydney Airport Takeover
Australia's competition regulator on Thursday approved a A$23.6 billion ($16.92 billion) takeover of Sydney Airport, bringing one of the country's biggest buyouts closer to...
Australia’s Watchdog Drops GM Holden Probe Over Dealer Conduct
The Australian competition regulator lambasted US carmaker General Motors' local unit over its abrupt withdrawal from the market last year, but opted to take...
Google Sets Aside $740M To Fix Legal Problems In Australia
Google will spend A$1 billion ($736 million) in Australia over five years, the internet giant said on Tuesday.
The main operating unit of Alphabet said...
