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Global agreement will boost ACCC investigations into Google, Facebook
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has signed an information sharing agreement with four competition regulators around the globe that will boost its current and future investigations into Google and Facebook.
Ex-BlueScope exec pleads guilty to obstructing cartel investigation
A former executive of BlueScope Steel has pleaded guilty to obstructing an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission price fixing investigation, in the first criminal charges ever brought against an individual in relation to an ACCC probe.
Facebook threatens news ban in Australia over media bargaining code
Social media giant Facebook has come out swinging over the Morrison government’s proposed news media bargaining code, threatening to stop Australians from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if the code becomes law.
ACCC to keep investigations of completed mergers close to its chest
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has told lawyers it will no longer publicise its investigations into completed mergers, which until now have been listed on the mergers public register.
Glencore wins appeal in shipping fee fight with Port of Newcastle
Mining giant Glencore has won its appeal over access charges to Port of Newcastle shipping channels used to export coal from the Hunter Valley.
‘Enough’s enough’: Court cuts bid for lengthy plea discussions in ANZ cartel case
A local court magistrate overseeing the ANZ criminal cartel case has denied a bid by prosecutors to be given twice the length of time typically allotted to parties for case conference discussions, saying the sooner the proceedings can be transferred to the Federal Court the better.
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.