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Toll road operator Transurban has taken steps to address competition concerns by the regulator, the ACCC, over the proposed acquisition of the majority interest in the WestConnex motorway by the Sydney Transport Partners consortium it leads.

The head of Australia’s competition watchdog says all governments should examine the role digital platforms are playing in society to determine if polices are needed to curb their “pursuit of profit”.

Scammers fleeced an average of nearly $6500 from Indigenous Australians in 2017, a 14% increase on 2016, with total losses to scams around $1.7 million – with the most losses incurred by Indigenous victims of dating and romance scams.