The Commonwealth Director of Prosecutions has withdrawn charges against Citigroup, Deutsche bank and senior banking executives relating to criminal cartel allegations.

John Durie has an opinion piece out today asking if the ACCC’s new Chair can ‘fix Australia’s competition policy vacuum’?

The ACCC has authorised joint marketing arrangements between the owners of the Mareenie gas field in the NT.

The ACCC granted an urgent interim authorisation to allow manufacturers and others to collaborate regarding supply of AdBlue.

Several mergers not opposed in the lead up to the holiday season

Virtus has announced it will not proceed with its acquisition of Adora Fertility.

Formal ACCC Chair, Allan Fels, has an opinion piece out today on the challenges confronting Gina Cass-Gottlieb when she becomes ACCC Chair.

Gina Cass-Gottlieb to take over as ACCC boss in March 2022

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, attended the G7 Enforcers Summit of Competition Authorities to discuss competition in digital markets

The ACCC alleges Techtronic engaged in resale price maintenance in relation to certain power tools between 2015-2021.

Alkaloids of Australia Pty Ltd has pleaded guilty to three charges of criminal cartel conduct and has admitted a further seven offences.

Christopher Kenneth Joyce, former export manager of Alkaloids of Australia Pty Ltd, has pleaded guilty to criminal cartel conduct

ACCC succeeds in obtaining interlocutory injunction restraining Virtus Health from completing its acquisition of Adora Fertility until the ACCC’s proceedings challenging the merger are finalised

ACCC alleges cartel conduct (bid-rigging) by two Sydney roof tiling businesses and their directors

ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, spoke at a Global Competition Review webinar today about the ACCC’s Digital Advertising Services Inquiry

Speaking at the annual UniSA/ACCC Competition Law and Economics Workshop, ACCC Chair, Rod Sims, outlined three key competition challenges

The ACCC has filed in the Federal Court seeking an ‘urgent injunction to stop the proposed completion of Virtus Health’s acquisition of Adora Fertility from Healius Limited’.

The ACCC has granted authorisation to Australian Banking Association and member banks to continue working together on developing financial relief programs for customers facing hardship as a result of COVID-19

ACCC does not oppose Microsoft’s proposed Nuance acquisition

The ACCC will investigate potential competition issues arising from Qube’s completed acquisition of the Newcastle Agri Terminal.