Premium Article - Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission is to examine the acquisition of Oz Minerals by Chinese firm Minmetals.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 17 February 2009
The Federal Court in Sydney has fined three airlines a total of A$16 million for allegedly fixing the price of fuel surcharges applied to international air cargo carriage, following an inquiry by Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission.
Premium Article - Thursday, 12 February 2009
The lower house of the Australian federal parliament has passed a bill that will make serious cartel conduct a criminal offence.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Mobile phone companies Vodafone and Hutchinson Whampoa have agreed to merge their Australian operations, creating the third-largest mobile phone company in the country.
Premium Article - Friday, 30 January 2009
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission has blocked a proposed cooperation agreement between Air New Zealand and Air Canada.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission has begun proceedings against the country's leading aluminium boat manufacturer and one of its directors for alleged resale price maintenance.
Premium Article - Wednesday, 21 January 2009
A neo-liberal Australian think tank has released a paper suggesting that cracking down on cartel activity may, in some cases, harm the economy and reduce competitors in formerly cartelised industries.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Australian firm Gilbert + Tobin has joined with Asia-Pacific firms in 20 jurisdictions to create an antitrust website for companies doing business in the region.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Featured In: GCR 100 - 9th Edition
Australia's competition lawyers had their work cut out last year. A glut of mergers was filed with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - 432 in total, up from 375 the previous year. There was an increase in cartel cases too, and talk of introducing criminal sanctions.
Premium Article - Friday, 16 January 2009
The Australian government has released a discussion paper in response to recommendations from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission that would make it easier for courts to convict companies and their executives for anti-competitive behaviour.
Premium Article - Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Australian businessman Richard Pratt has pleaded not guilty to perjury charges brought by Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission.
Premium Article - Wednesday, 03 December 2008
British Airways has confirmed it is in merger talks with Australia's Qantas, marking the first time air carriers serving wholly separate regions have attempted to tie-up.
Premium Article - Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission and the country's Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions have issued a final memorandum of understanding, detailing how the agencies propose to cooperate in criminal cartel matters.
Premium Article - Monday, 01 December 2008
Featured In: December 2008 / January 2009 (Vol. 12 Iss. 1)
Cartel conduct in Australia looks set to become a criminal offence punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment, with the new cartel offences extending beyond existing price-fixing and exclusionary arrangement prohibitionsWendy Peter and Tim MaxwellAllens Arthur RobinsonMelbourne
Premium Article - Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission has issued its revised 2008 merger guidelines.
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