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Gov’t throws Rex a lifeline with $50M debt acquisition
Aviation 2025-01-23 1:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal government will take on $50 million of Rex Airlinesā€™ debt to keep the troubled regional carrier flying. Transport minister Catherine King said Thursday the government would acquire the $50 million debt of the airlineā€™s largest creditor, PAGAC Regulus Holdings Limited, saying the support was needed to ensure service continues to Australiaā€™s regional communities.…

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ACCC chief moves to CEO role at corporate regulator
ASIC 2025-01-16 11:28 pm By Andy Sidler

After 30 years at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the watchdog’s CEO will take the reins as chief of the corporate regulator.Ā 

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Uniti cops binding rules from ACCC over ‘take it or leave it’ pricing concerns
Telecommunications 2025-01-15 2:39 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has slapped fibre network provider Uniti with binding rules of conduct to ensure reasonable terms for retailers, invoking its powers under the telecommunications law for only the second time.

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ACCC report spotlights delays in gas infrastructure
ACCC 2025-01-10 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned new gas production is “not being brought online fast enough” and called for measures to smooth the transition of the energy and has markets.

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Dominique Grubisa, Master Wealth lose challenge to $6M penalty
Appeals 2025-01-03 5:46 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Court has rejected wealth guru Dominique Grubisa’s argument that a judge who slapped her and her company with a $6 million penalty wrongly confused the ordinary consumer with ā€œthe most ignorantā€.

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ACCC shuts lawyers for cartel immunity seekers out of the room
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-19 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Over objections from the Law Council, the ACCC has updated its cartel immunity policy to bar lawyers for companies seeking immunity from interviews with applicants for derivative immunity.

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ACCC won’t give Catholic hospitals blessing to boycott private insurers
Healthcare 2024-12-19 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

The competition regulator plans to block a group of Catholic hospital operators from collectively boycotting large private health insurers in the event funding negotiations fail.

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Mobil taken to court for ‘misleading’ statements about fuel
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-12-17 11:51 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC alleges Mobil Oil breached consumer laws by falsely claiming it was selling a specific brand of fuel at six Far North Queensland stations.

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Online florist Meg’s Flowers to pay $1M penalty for dodgy ‘local’ claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-16 11:36 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Online florist Megā€™s Flowers has been hit with a $1 million penalty for falsely claiming on websites and online ads that it was a local florist.

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Spotless, Ventia in court over alleged price-fixing on Defence contracts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-12 1:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Facilities services companies Spotless and Ventia and four executives have been taken to court by the competition watchdog, accused of fixing prices on Defence contracts.

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