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Mobile network deal with Telstra could lead to TPG price hikes, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-30 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

A mobile network sharing agreement between Telstra and TPG is likely to boost the companies’ services to customers but could lead to TPG raising prices, the competition regulator said Friday.

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ACCC signs off on THL acquisition of Apollo with divestitures
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-29 10:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to New Zealand-based THL’s acquisition of campervan competitor Apollo, after the Australian company offered to divest 80 per cent of its local motorhome rental fleet.

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J Hutchinson, CFMMEU appeal $1.35M fine over construction boycott
Appeals 2022-09-28 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

J Hutchinson and the CFMEU have appealed a judgment slapping them with a combined $1.35 million penalty for agreeing to boycott an independent subcontractor at a Brisbane construction site.

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Optus faces class action investigation over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-09-26 3:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telecommunications giant Optus may face a class action over a cyberattack that left the data of up to 10 million current and former customers exposed.

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Facebook, Google take aim at cryptocurrency ad class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-23 3:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Facebook and Google have flagged their intention to seek a stay or declassing order in a class action over a 2018 ban on cryptocurrency ads.

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White & Case snags Allen & Overy lawyer for competition team
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-21 12:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

White & Case has expanded its competition practice in Australia with the recruitment of a former Allen & Overy lawyer to the firm’s Sydney office.

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Government to face class action over NDIS age exclusion
Class Actions 2022-09-20 3:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The federal government will face a class action on behalf of disabled individuals age 65 and over who have been excluded from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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ACCC puts ‘greenwashing’ businesses on notice
ACCC 2022-09-20 9:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The consumer regulator has taken a page from ASIC, warning it will take action against businesses that make unsupported environmental or sustainability claims.

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Dixon Advisory hit with $7.2M penalty in ASIC case
Financial Services 2022-09-19 3:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has signed off on a $7.2 million penalty against Dixon Advisory after the company admitted to ASIC allegations that its advisors failed to act in its clients’ best interests by recommending they invest in a risky US-based real estate investment fund.

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Alkaloids export manager should face prison for cartel conduct, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-16 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The federal prosecutor has argued that the former export manager of pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia should serve prison time after pleading guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical in generic stomach cramp drugs.

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