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Qantas’ $60M acquisition of Alliance Airlines shares on ACCC’s radar
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-08-01 3:53 pm By Amelia Birnie

Australian airline giant Qantas says it has no plans to decrease its 19.9 per cent stake in Alliance Airlines, after the competition watchdog expressed preliminary […]

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‘Guinea pig’ judge pushes off Country Care cartel trial to next year
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-30 9:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

A six-week trial set to start in October in the cartel case against mobility equipment provider Country Care Group has been vacated and rescheduled to […]

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RMBL exec told class members he hoped they would opt out of case, court told
Class Actions 2019-07-30 7:39 pm By Amelia Birnie

Customers of mortgage lending and investment firm RMBL say they were “shocked” when the company’s chief financial officer allegedly called them to say “he hoped” […]

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Landmark offers to shed stores to win ACCC blessing for $469M Ruralco takeover
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-29 9:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Rural supply giant Landmark’s has offered to sell three stores to win Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approval for its proposed $469 million takeover of […]

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ACCC challenges court’s dismissal of ‘flushable’ wipes case
Appeals 2019-07-29 4:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appealed a Federal Court judgment tossing its consumer case against Kimberly-Clark over “flushable” wipes. Justice Jacqueline Gleeson threw […]

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Government backs ACCC crackdown on Google, Facebook
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-26 10:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The government has thrown its weight behind the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s call for checking the power of Facebook and Google, in a long-awaited […]

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Funder’s insurance insufficient security in case against lithium giant, judge says
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-07-26 10:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has stayed a case against global lithium miner Galaxy Resources after finding that an insurance policy by the plaintiff’s funder and an associated […]

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ACCC greenlights auto dealership merger, with proviso
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-25 9:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

The competition watchdog has signed off on a proposed merger of AP Eagers and Automotive Holdings Group, Australia’s two biggest auto retailers, on the condition […]

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ACCC flags competition concerns in $350M ANZ Terminals, GrainCorp tie-up
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-25 2:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has expressed competition concerns about ANZ Terminals’ proposed acquisition of a unit of global agribusiness GrainCorp, despite the storage […]

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ACCC drags debt collector Panthera to court for allegedly harassing consumers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-24 10:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought legal action against debt collector Panthera Finance for alleged harassment, six months after the watchdog secured a […]

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