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Australian telco TPG Telecom will follow with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) recommendation not to enter into new agreements with Google requiring its search services to be pre-installed and set as the default search on an exclusive basis on devices they supply.

The Federal Court has today ordered that Secure Parking Pty Ltd pay $10.95 million in penalties for making false or misleading claims about its pre-book “Secure-a-Spot” online parking service, following ACCC action.

The ACCC is investigating the safety of aftermarket children’s car seat head straps and baby bottle self-feeding devices, after the Assistant Treasurer issued Safety Warning Notices for each of the products.

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation with conditions to the Australian Banking Association (ABA), its member banks, and other industry participants to facilitate business continuity planning in the cash in transit industry.

While improved transparency has lowered costs for Australian consumers who send money overseas, consumers are still missing out on over $200 million in potential savings, according to the competition regulator, the ACCC.

Scam warning: The ACCC is aware that scammers have been calling people, falsely claiming to help them get a refund from various businesses. They may use this media release about refunds from Grays to convince you that it is real.

Davie Clothing Pty Ltd, supplier of the popular loungewear brand ‘Oodie’, has paid $101,280 in penalties for allegedly failing to comply with a mandatory product safety standard.

The National Anti-Scam Centre is urging Australians who have had money stolen by scammers to be wary of offers to recover their money for an upfront fee.

The competition regulator, the ACCC has published a draft guide designed to help businesses understand the competition law risks that may arise when contemplating working together to achieve positive environmental outcomes.

Australia’s east coast gas market is forecast to have a surplus of between 69 and 110 petajoules in 2025 if Queensland’s LNG producers export all of their uncontracted gas, the ACCC’s latest gas inquiry report shows.

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to allow the Australian Banking Association (ABA), banks and retailers to provide financial contributions to cash-in -transit business Armaguard.

The ACCC has accepted undertakings from Telstra and Optus as part of its ongoing competition investigation into Google’s search services in Australia.

Median effective electricity prices for residential customers across all regions grew by 14 per cent between September 2022 and September 2023, according to the latest electricity report from the competition regulator.

Electricity retailer M2 Energy Pty Ltd, trading as Dodo Power & Gas (Dodo) paid $82,500 in penalties after the ACCC issued six infringement notices to Dodo for alleged contraventions of the Electricity Retail Code of Conduct (the Code). Dodo has also provided an enforceable undertaking to the ACCC in which it has admitted it contravened the Code.

On 21 June 2024, the ACCC released a final inquiry report regarding the declaration of the domestic mobile terminating access service (MTAS).

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has approved NBN Co’s proposed Accounting Procedures with “reasonable changes”.

The competition watchdog the ACCC has raised concerns that the proposed acquisition by Sigma of Chemist Warehouse could weaken competition in the supply of pharmaceutical products.

The ACCC has published a Statement of Issues outlining its preliminary competition concerns with Icon Group’s proposed acquisitions of leases at St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital in Queensland, St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside in Chermside, Queensland and St John of God Geelong Hospital in Victoria.

The Federal Court has ordered Delta Building Automation Pty Ltd to pay a penalty of $1.5 million for attempting to rig a tender at the National Gallery of Australia, in proceedings brought by the competition watchdog, the ACCC.

The ACCC has granted authorisation with conditions to the Australian Banking Association (ABA) - the customer owned banking association - banks, retailers and other industry participants to allow them to continue developing responses to support the distribution of cash across Australia.