We have commenced civil proceedings in the Federal Court against 4 fresh produce suppliers for alleged cartel conduct. We allege that the suppliers fixed the prices of essential household vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, iceberg lettuce, cucumber, Brussels sprouts, and zucchini.
The Federal Court has ordered Optus to pay $100 million in penalties for unconscionable conduct when selling mobile phones and contracts to from hundreds of Australians. Many of the consumers were vulnerable and were pursued for debts on products they did not want or need.
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The Federal Court has ordered The Good Guys to pay $13.5 million in penalties for misleading conduct related to several of its store credit promotions. The Good Guys admitted that its advertisements failed to tell consumers about key conditions for these promotional offers.
Our latest domestic airline competition report found the number of passengers flying domestically each month has returned to pre-pandemic levels. However, growth in the total number of seats provided by domestic airlines has not kept pace with traveller demand.
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A new mandatory merger control regime for notifying and assessing acquisitions comes into effect from 1 January 2026. A voluntary period started on 1 July 2025.
The new regime is designed to strengthen Australia’s merger control and provide more certainty and transparency.
Businesses can charge a surcharge for paying by card, but the surcharge must not be more than what it costs the business to process that payment type.
Business must make sure their customers know about any card payment surcharges upfront.
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We'll be investigating a number of businesses for making potentially false or misleading environmental claims.
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