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Amazon taken to court by ACCC over Prime Video contracts
The consumer regulator has brought proceedings against Amazon, alleging it relied on unfair contract terms in its Prime Video subscription contracts to introduce advertising to its streaming service.
Construction company loses fight with Queensland over QBuild trade mark
The Queensland government's application to register a trade mark for QBuild will go ahead after an unsuccessful objection by a Melbourne construction company of the same name. 
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".
ASIC says super trustees haven’t learned lesson from Shield, First Guardian collapse
The corporate regulator says platform super trustees are failing to monitor excessive advice fees, risky adviser behaviour and high-risk super switching, despite $1 billion in losses suffered by investors in the wake of the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian Master Funds.
Penalties to be doubled for social media platforms that run afoul of under-16s ban
Social media companies may soon face penalties of up to $99 million for failing to comply with new rules barring children under 16 from accessing their platforms.
ACCC targets online retailer over ‘misleading’ strikethrough pricing
Online retailer HSK United has agreed to pay two infringement notices totaling $79,200 after the consumer watchdog alleged its websites Pain Free Aussies and Modern Aussies contained misleading pricing and returns information.
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Mercer buys into Stockland’s $500M land-lease portfolio
Japan's Mitsubishi Estate Asia will sell its 49.9 per cent stake in the $500 million Stockland Residential Rental Partnership portfolio to Mercer Investments.
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. 
ASIC brings proceedings against Keystone directors
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought proceedings against former Keystone directors and compliance committee members, the latest in a flurry of suits over the collapse of the Shield and First Guardian Master funds.
ACCC alleges collection agency, legal practice sent 320,000 misleading debt notices
The ACCC has taken a debt collection agency and an associated legal practice to court for sending 320,000 allegedly misleading debt notices, describing the legal practice's alleged conduct as "particularly troubling".