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Google fires new shot at ‘unworkable’ ACCC media bargaining code
Search engine giant Google has fired off another round of criticism of the Government's proposed media bargaining code, calling it "unworkable" and "extremely one-sided and unfair".
Court approves $2.9M penalty against HealthEngine for misleading reviews
A court has approved a $2.9 million penalty against medical booking platform HealthEngine after the company admitted to deleting and altering unfavourable reviews and misusing consumer data.
Google’s warning to Australians about news code contains ‘misinformation’, ACCC says
Google’s open letter to Australians, containing dire warnings about the effects of a proposed news media bargaining code, is misleading, the head of Australia’s consumer watchdog has said.
VW rightly hit with $125M fine after ‘starving’ judge of evidence, court told
An appeals court has been urged to uphold a judge's $125 million penalty against Volkswagen in the ACCC's case over the car maker's emissions cheating, with a court-appointed contradictor saying the judge was "starved" of the information he required to assess whether a $75 million agreement brokered by the consumer watchdog was reasonable.
ACCC delays decision on $3B Google, Fitbit merger
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has delayed it decision on whether to block Google's $3 billion tie-up with fitness device company Fitbit to allow time for the European Union to investigate the proposed merger.
HealthEngine urges approval of $2.9M fine, says it didn’t know altering reviews was unlawful
Health booking company HealthEngine has urged the court to accept a $2.9 million penalty for deleting and altering unfavourable reviews, telling a judge that it did not know the behaviour was against the law.
Fonterra may bring counter-claims in class action over milk prices
Fonterra could bring counter-claims against dairy farmers that brought a class action alleging they were unpaid when the company slashed milk prices in 2016, a court has heard, after debt recovery proceedings by Fonterra against the lead applicants were joined with the class action.
ACCC takes Sumo Power to court for alleged pricing bait and switch
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has initiated proceedings against Victorian electric utility Sumo Power for allegedly luring customers with the promise of discounts and low rates only to jack up their prices months later.
Google, Facebook face fines of at least $10M for breaches of ACCC media bargaining code
Google and Facebook will face penalties of at least $10 million for breaches of a media bargaining code drafted by the ACCC that aims to create a "level playing field" between Australian media companies and the tech giants.