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Monday, 17 March 2025 12:48
Airports report record aeronautical revenues despite slower growth in passenger numbers
Gordon Peters
Australia’s four largest airports, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, each reported their highest ever aeronautical revenues in 2023-24, the ACCC’s latest Airport Monitoring Report shows.
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Technology Regulation
Tagged under
- Airports
- record aeronautical revenues
- slower growth
- passenger numbers
- Airlines
- Airport Monitoring Report
- Perth Airport
- largest airports
- Australia
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
- revenues
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
- Commissioner Anna Brakey
- Car parking profits
- Investment
- Quality of Service
- Australian Government
- aviation services
Tuesday, 11 March 2025 12:19
Commerce Commission takes HelloFresh to court for misleading consumers over subscriptions
Gordon Peters
New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against HelloFresh New Zealand, alleging the company misled consumers in cold calls used to…
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Technology Regulation
Tagged under
- HelloFresh
- misleading consumers
- Subscriptions
- Court action
- New Zealand
- Competition regulator
- The Commerce Commission
- HelloFresh New Zealand
- alleging
- Commerce Commission Deputy Chair Anne Callinan
- breached
- Fair Trading ACT
- paying for services
- consumers
- illegal online sales
- Wellington District Court
- complaints
- Investigation
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 13:26
ACCC releases first quarterly dataset on NBN ‘service quality and network performance’
Gordon Peters
The ACCC has today published data detailing the National Broadband Network’s (NBN) service quality and network performance, as mandated by a new Record Keeping Rule.
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Technology Regulation
Thursday, 27 February 2025 12:34
ACCC authorises major supermarkets to continue cooperation on soft plastics recycling
Gordon Peters
The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has granted authorisation with conditions to the major supermarkets Coles Group, Woolworths Group and ALDI Stores, to continue their collaboration…
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Technology Regulation
Friday, 21 February 2025 15:40
Telstra found to have ‘misled nearly 9,000 Belong customers’ over broadband speed claims
Gordon Peters
The Federal Court has found that Telstra made false or misleading representations relating to the upload speed of residential broadband internet services supplied to nearly…
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Technology Regulation
Tagged under
- Belong customers
- Telstra
- ACCC
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
- Federal Court
- false or misleading representations
- upload speed
- residential broadband
- Internet services
- Commissioner Liza Carver
- Belong NBN plan
- Telecommunications
- telecommunications supplier
- Australia
- Belong NBN Broadband
Friday, 21 February 2025 10:59
Bradford Exchange in Court over alleged misleading representations about subscriptions
Gordon Peters
The ACCC has instituted legal proceedings in the Federal Court against The Bradford Exchange Ltd for allegedly making false or misleading representations in its advertising…
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Technology Regulation
Tuesday, 04 February 2025 11:24
ACCC sweep uncovers ‘concerning online shopping return policies and terms and conditions’
Gordon Peters
The ACCC has raised concerns that business’ return policies and website terms and conditions may potentially be misleading for consumers.
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Technology Regulation
The ACMA has issued a public notice to the market seeking views on its annual compliance priorities.
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Technology Regulation
Tuesday, 28 January 2025 15:35
Full Court dismisses appeal by Ultra Tune over contempt of court
Gordon Peters
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…
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Technology Regulation
Monday, 06 January 2025 12:38
Woolworths seeks NZ regulator clearance to acquire Beak & Johnston
Gordon Peters
Supermarket giant Woolworths Group is seeking clearance from New Zealand competition regulator The Commerce Commission to acquire 100% of the shares in food product manufacturer…
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Technology Regulation
Tagged under
- Woolworths
- New Zealand
- Beak & Johnston
- Beak and Johnson
- food product manufacturer
- supplier
- national supermarket business
- Retailer
- manufacturing facilities
- private label products
- branded packaging
- readytoeat meals
- soups
- SuperValue and FreshChoice outlets
- franchisor
- Australian
- clearance application
- lessening competition
- merger
- Commerce Commission
