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The ACCC wants the public to weigh in on Saputo’s offer to sell its Koroit dairy plant in Victoria to win the regulator’s blessing for its $1.3 billion tie-up with Murray Goulburn.
Equifax duped customers, ACCC says in enforcement action
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The consumer regulator has launched enforcement action against Equifax, accusing the credit reporting company of duping vulnerable customers into paying for credit reports that were only as good as its free reports.
New rule sets standard for handling NBN complaints
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Australia’s communications regulator released new proposed rules today for telcos on handling consumer complaints about migration to the National Broadband Network.
BHP should have considered other work for miner: FWC
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A BHP subsidiary acted unreasonably when it failed to consider alternative work for an incapacitated employee and instead sent him home without pay for three weeks, a Fair Work Commissioner has found.
Study blasts Volkswagen recall fix
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Volkswagen cars equipped with a software fix implemented in the wake of the emissions scandal are still emitting 400 percent more noxious emissions on road than in lab tests, according to a new study by the Australian Automobile Association.
ASIC to crack down on unfair lending contracts
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ASIC put banks and other lenders on notice Thursday that unfair lending contracts aimed at small business will be an enforcement priority for the securities regulator.
Banks slammed for uncompetitive mortgage pricing
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Australia’s largest banks are weak when it comes to offering competitive prices on residential mortgages, Australia’s consumer regulator said Thursday in the first review undertaken by its newly formed financial services unit.
ACCC raises concerns over Pacific National, Aurizon deal
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said Thursday that Pacific National’s proposed acquisitions of Aurizon’s Queensland intermodal freight haulage business and intermodal rail terminal at Acacia Ridge in Brisbane raises significant competition concerns.
Fired CSIRO scientist can expand sex discrimination case
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A former CSIRO scientist who claimed she was sacked after speaking out about systemic sex discrimination has won court approval to expand her lawsuit against Australia’s national science agency.
Air France looks to ground “Love is in the Air” copyright case
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Air France has denied claims of copyright infringement by the writers of “Love is in the Air”, saying its “France is in the Air” song and ad campaign are derived from a different, original work.