The full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by Ultra Tune Australia Pty Ltd upholding a decision of the Federal Court in March 2024 to impose $1.5 million in fines for four separate instances of contempt of court.

The ACCC is urging consumers to shop around or at least to contact their electricity provider to ask if a cheaper electricity plan is available, following a decline in retail electricity prices in 2024 that many households are not currently benefitting from.

The ACCC will not oppose the proposed acquisition of I’rom Group Co Limited by Blackstone Group (HK) Limited after accepting a court-enforceable undertaking requiring the divestment of CMAX Clinical Research Pty Ltd.

The ACCC is proposing to grant authorisation with conditions to the major supermarkets Coles Group, Woolworths Group and ALDI Stores, to continue their collaboration to recycle stockpiled soft plastics and continue with the pilot in-store collection program until 31 July 2026.

The ACCC has updated its Immunity and cooperation policy for cartel conduct, increasing transparency and certainty about how the immunity program is administered and to clarify the requirements for applicants.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has concluded a combined public inquiry into making access determinations for the three resale fixed line services - wholesale line rental, local carriage service, and wholesale (asymmetric digital subscriber line) ADSL.

The Australian Communications Media Authority (ACMA) has directed telco NetSIP to comply with Australia’s phone scam rules after its investigation found the telco breached monitoring, information-sharing and reporting obligations.

The competition watchdog the ACCC has conducted a sweep of sales advertising by Australian businesses online and in store and says it is concerned that a number of claims about the size and scope of discounts may be misleading consumers.

New Zealand competition regulator Commerce Commission has announced new maximum revenue and quality standards for telco infrastructure wholesaler Chorus, designed to deliver quality and value for Kiwi consumers while promoting continued investment in essential national fibre infrastructure.