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Thursday, 13 June 2024 11:28
Sigma and Chemist Warehouse proposed merger raises competition concerns for regulator
Gordon Peters
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…
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Technology Regulation
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- Sigma
- Chemist Warehouse
- proposed merger
- competition concerns
- Competition
- ACCC
- Australian Competiton and Consumer Commission
- Commissioner Stephen Ridgeway
- Regulations
- Chemist Warehouse Group Holdings
- pharmacies and retail stores
- franchisor
- weakens competition
- supply of pharmaceutical products
- Pharmacies
- pharmacy sector
Tuesday, 11 June 2024 14:22
Report It Now to launch Ethical Reporting Platform in Australia
Report It Now
The whistleblower tech company will supply ethics management SaaS solution EthicsPro to Australian enterprises Report It Now™, a global provider of ethical reporting services, today…
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Technology Regulation
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- Report It Now
- Ethical Reporting Platform
- Australia
- launch
- ethical reporting services
- global provider
- regulatory landscape
- Regulation compliance
- whistleblowing laws
- Craig McFarlane
- Nations by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
- Report
- EthicsPro
- whistleblower tech company
- Greg Dunn
- Workplaces
- fraud losses
- RIN AU
Thursday, 06 June 2024 18:16
Icon Group's proposed lease acquisitions raise concerns for competition regulator
Gordon Peters
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…
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Technology Regulation
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- Icon Group
- lease acquisitions
- concerns
- ACCC
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
- Regulator
- Icon and Genesis Care
- St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital
- St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside
- St John of God Geelong Hospital
- Queensland
- Victoria
- Commissioner Stephen Ridgeway
- radiation oncology services
- SouthEast Queensland
- Geelong
- statement of issues
- Cyberknife Australia
Wednesday, 05 June 2024 16:24
eSafety commissioner drops case against X over stabbing videos
By Sam Varghese
Australia's eSafety Commissioner has dropped legal action against social media site X (formerly Twitter) over the posting of videos of a stabbing in Sydney.
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Technology Regulation
The Australian Information Commissioner has filed civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Medibank Private Limited in relation to its October 2022 data breach.
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Wednesday, 05 June 2024 11:14
Delta Building Automation and its director to pay penalties for attempted bid rigging for National Gallery of Australia tender process
Gordon Peters
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…
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Technology Regulation
Tuesday, 28 May 2024 14:58
Industry to ‘continue collaborating’ on cash transit arrangements: ACCC
Gordon Peters
The ACCC has granted authorisation with conditions to the Australian Banking Association (ABA) - the customer owned banking association - banks, retailers and other industry…
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Technology Regulation
Tuesday, 28 May 2024 10:05
ACMA taps Spectrum Centre to manage its spectrum system
By Kenn Anthony Mendoza
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has hired Spectrum Centre to deliver a spectrum management system for the agency.
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Monday, 27 May 2024 15:07
LG undertakes to take more steps to locate and fix ‘dangerous solar batteries’
Gordon Peters
LG Energy Solution has provided an enforceable undertaking to the competition watchdog, the ACCC, that it will increase its efforts to alert and protect consumers…
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Thursday, 23 May 2024 12:11
Global Payments' proposed acquisition of School Bytes raises concerns: ACCC
Gordon Peters
Global Payments Australia’s proposed acquisition of School Bytes Learning has raised concerns for the competition watchdog, the ACCC.
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Technology Regulation
