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Watchdog pack to tackle digital platforms

Australia’s online, privacy, media, competition and consumer regulators have formed an alliance to share information and collaborate on how to best keep digital platform companies in check, amid growing...

Regional Telco Review highlights the despair in the bush

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review (RTR) Report that was tabled in Parliament last week has missed an opportunity to highlight the despair and frustration felt by many living in...

Lack of innovation is hurting productivity growth: Treasury

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The productivity gap between the most innovative companies in the world and Australian firms is growing, according to new analysis by economists at the federal Treasury, who found local...

Allan Fels on new ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb

Posted on   |  by Allan Fels
The proposed appointment of Gina Cass-Gottlieb as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) next year is welcome, as is the appointment of Liza Carver as ACCC enforcement commissioner....

ACCC targeting Google’s $20b Apple search deal

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition regulator wants new powers to stop Google from being the default search service on nearly every phone and computer in the country, warning the tech giant’s 94...

Govt mulls direct right of action for privacy breaches

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A direct right of action for individuals subject to a privacy breach, a statutory tort of privacy and an end to the exemption for political parties are being considered...

Google dominance chilling ad tech competition, driving up fees: ACCC

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Australia’s competition regulator has called for new laws and sector-specific rules to address “ineffective” competition in the multibillion-dollar advertising technology sector, warning an entrenched Google is preferencing its own...