Regulators

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary concerns that Aurizon’s proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of rail haulage company One Rail could stymie competition in the NSW and Queensland markets for coal haulage services by rail.

Facebook owner Meta is fighting for broad non-publication orders in its battle with the ACCC over material it says could prejudice jury members in criminal proceedings by mining magnate Andrew Forrest.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released details of its allegations against embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins, who is the subject of several freezing orders won by the regulator earlier this month.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is “close” to settling its case against office supply company Fujifilm over allegedly unfair contracts with small businesses, a court has heard.

Agricultural chemical company Nufarm has appealed a decision giving rival Advanta Seeds extra time to pay a renewal fee for its patent for a hybrid plant cell after correspondence from its lawyers was sent to employees that had left the company and the patent renewal fell through the cracks.

A Melbourne investor who posted in an online forum that a pump and dump scheme was all part of the “fun and games and cat and mouse of the stock market” has pleaded guilty to market manipulation.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued Queensland-based Sunshine Loans for allegedly charging over $320,000 in prohibited fees.

Embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins will face a compulsory examination by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission over the activities of his company A Team Property Group.

The CEO of Optus has come out swinging against a proposed 10-year agreement between TPG and Telstra to share mobile network infrastructure and spectrum in parts of regional Australia, warning it would harm consumers.

The Fair Work Commission has overturned a finding that an Australian National University professor was unfairly fired over a 30-minute “intimate” beach encounter with a student, saying the student was unfairly cast as an “embittered seductress.”