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Australia's supermarkets under fire again
Premium Article - Monday, 09 November 2009
Australia’s federal competition minister Craig Emerson has said more supermarket chains are needed to increase competition in the sector and reduce food prices.
ACCC settles truck cartel case
Premium Article - Friday, 06 November 2009
An Australian court has fined two truck retailers and three individuals for price fixing and market sharing.
ACCC starts proceedings against Thai Airways
Premium Article - Thursday, 29 October 2009
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has begun proceedings in the country’s Federal Court against Thai Airways for its alleged involvement in a cartel to fix prices in the air cargo industry.
Shadow minister accuses ACCC head of bias
Premium Article - Thursday, 15 October 2009
Australia’s opposition communications spokesman has accused the head of the country’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Graeme Samuel, of endorsing the government’s high-speed broadband proposal, following comments he made in an interview on Monday.
ACCC clears Merck/Schering Plough
Premium Article - Wednesday, 14 October 2009
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission has today announced that undertakings adopted by the companies mean it will allow pharmaceuticals company Merck's $41 billion acquisition of rival Schering Plough.
Court dismisses Singapore challenge
Premium Article - Tuesday, 06 October 2009
Australia’s Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Singapore Airlines challenging an investigation of alleged cartel activity in the air cargo sector.
ACCC approves grain port access arrangements
Premium Article - Thursday, 01 October 2009
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has formally approved new arrangements that provide fair and transparent access to grain ports.
ACCC accuses construction companies of price fixing
Premium Article - Tuesday, 22 September 2009
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accused three construction companies of price fixing and deceptive conduct in tendering for government construction projects in Queensland.
Australian agreement boosts supermarket competition
Premium Article - Monday, 21 September 2009
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has reached an agreement with the country’s two largest supermarket chains to remove restrictive provisions from their leases.
DoJ asks for more information on packaging deal
Premium Article - Friday, 18 September 2009
The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has issued a second request for information on packaging company Bemis’s acquisition of the Food Americas operations of Alcan Packaging from Rio Tinto.
Samuel says Telstra break-up necessary
Premium Article - Thursday, 17 September 2009
The chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Graeme Samuel, says a government plan to split up telecoms company Telstra would finally introduce competition to the country’s communications industry.
ACCC reviews petrol deal
Premium Article - Friday, 04 September 2009
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns about Caltex’s proposed acquisition of 302 filling stations from Exxon Mobil.
ACCC opposes container park deal
Premium Article - Thursday, 27 August 2009
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission intends to oppose container park operator P&O Trans Australia’s (Pota) acquisition of Maritime Container Services (MCS), it said yesterday.
New Zealand criminalisation papers due in November
Premium Article - Tuesday, 25 August 2009
The governments of Australia and New Zealand say companies that break competition laws will face the same consequences in both countries – including prison sentences for price fixing.
ACCC allows ATM no-fee arrangement
Premium Article - Monday, 24 August 2009
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission has last week granted interim authorisation to an agreement between members of a network of automatic teller machines (ATMs) not to charge members’ cardholders for transactions at each other’s ATMs.
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