ACCC proposes to deny airline authorisation application

Following joint submissions and admissions by Swift, the Federal Court ordered Swift to pay $1.2 million in penalties for cartel conduct (bid rigging)

The Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Bill 2023 passed both houses today, designed to improve competition in the trading of shares and other securities.

Treasury has commenced a public consultation on reform of the Australian Consumer Law to address unfair trading practices.

ACCC Chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, ACCC Chair, gave the opening address to the LCA’s Competition and Consumer Law Workshop.

The ACCC proposes to revoke a resale price maintenance notification by paint spraying equipment distributor, Graco Australia.

Guidelines on ACCC approach to penalties in competition and consumer law matters

Record cartel penalty against BlueScope steel for attempted price fixing

The Treasurer has announced a new two-year Competition policy review, focusing on the government’s ‘priorities for modernising the Australian economy’.

The 34th Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand (CLPINZ) workshop was held in Wellington last weekend.

ACCC denies banking authorisation, finding it would entrench an oligopoly market structure.

The Federal Court found Delta and its sole director attempted to rig a bid in connection with a National Gallery of Australia tender

The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, has announced that he will reappoint ACCC Deputy Chair Mick Keogh for a further five years.

The ACCC has opposed Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of SUPA IGA in Karabar.

Competition Law Conference held in Sydney

Dr Lilla Csorgo is the new Chief Economist at the ACCC.

View Bannerman lecture 2023

ARM and Allen penalised for an attempt to induce a cartel; conduct involved bid rigging of a tender at Charles Darwin University

ACCC sets out its proposals for changes to merger laws and process

The KWM discuss the ACCC’s continued (but refined) push for a mandatory merger notification regime.