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ACCC to probe Big Tech’s growing ‘web’

Australia’s competition watchdog will examine the growing “web of interconnected products and services” offered by Big Tech giants Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft in its latest digital platforms probe....

Fixing regional mobile is the Albanese govt’s NBN moment

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has decided not to grant authorisation for the proposed regional mobile network arrangements between Telstra and TPG Telecom. In doing so the...

Privacy Act Review complete after three years

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
After three years, the Privacy Act Review commissioned under the Coalition government has been completed and the final report handed to Attorney General Mark Dreyfus. The Attorney General will...

Govt intervention needed to revamp regional telecommunications

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
Government intervention is urgently needed to revamp the telecommunications market in regional and rural areas. Failure to act could set back telecommunications competition in regional and rural areas. The...

Court dismisses ACCC’s data linkage case against Google

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Google did not mislead Australian consumers when it used an on-screen notification to seek consent for significant changes to the use and collection of personal data for targeted advertising...

ACCC flags challenge to Cochlear buy on innovation grounds

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The competition regulator is warning Coclear’s plan to buy its closest competitor will lessen competition and innovation in “the already highly concentrated” hearing device market. The scrutiny comes as...

Andrew Leigh building case for competition reform

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Assistant minister for competition Andrew Leigh on Monday capped off a three-lecture series building the case for competition reform, saying the new government is inspired by the “boldness” of...

ACCC wants another Big Tech crackdown

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition and consumer regulator has called for sweeping changes to the regulation of digital platforms after warning for years about anti-competitive behaviour and a lack of user protections...

Good privacy reform rests on well-resourced tech regulators

Posted on   |  by Sarah O’Connor
Following the recent spate of data breaches, much of the public conversation has focused on the need for regulatory reform to protect Australians’ privacy and “incentivise better behaviour” from...