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Committee calls on ACCC to investigate Apple’s digital payments dominance
A parliamentary committee has called on the ACCC to investigate Apple's digital payments market power, finding that the sector is "anti-competitive, opaque and complex".
Coles, Woolworths to face new price-gouging law
Coles and Woolworths could face penalties of more than $10 million under new supermarket price-gouging laws that come into effect next week, and the ACCC says community concerns will guide its enforcement priorities. 
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Parliament passes reforms to negative gearing, capital gains tax perks
Tax reforms aimed at capital gains and negative gearing sailed through Parliament on Thursday night, with the Treasurer calling the changes a win for "workers, first home buyers and future generations".
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NSW real estate agents to face $110,000 in penalties for underquoting under new law
NSW is cracking down on underquoting by real estate agents, passing a new law under which they will face penalties of up to $110,000 for engaging in the misleading practice.
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ALRC recommends ‘wholesale reform’ of Native Title Act
More than three decades after the Mabo decision and the introduction of the Native Title Act, the ALRC is calling for an overhaul of the "discriminatory" regime, which it says has failed to compensate native title owners or allow land use decisions to be fairly challenged. 
Victorian bill would mean workers have different WFH rights: expert
Legislation introduced in Victoria that would require companies to allow employees to work from home two days a week -- and to cover the reasonable costs of the arrangement -- would give employees in the same workforce different rights, according to a legal expert.
Allens says court should resolve KPMG privilege standoff
Law firm Allens has told a parliamentary committee that a court should weigh in on whether parliament's powers to compel information overrode KPMG's legal privilege, as the auditor resists orders to produce documents.
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Safeguards needed to ensure public doesn’t foot bill for gas decommissioning: report
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has warned taxpayers could be left footing the bill for offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning, despite existing rules requiring titleholders to pay.
Law Council defends legal privilege ahead of KPMG hearing
The Law Council says asserting legal professional privilege is not "inherently scandalous", ahead of a parliamentary hearing on KPMG's sharing ofclient information, at which law firms Allens and Ashurst are expected to stay mum.
KPMG referred to NACC over whistleblower claims
KPMG has been referred to the national corruption watchdog, with Greens Senator Barbara Pocock calling the federal government's three-month pause on new contracts with the auditor a “slap on the wrist with a stick of limp celery”.