Australian musicians are calling for authorities to investigate the market power of major corporate players like Live Nation.
HSBC is a small player in Australia’s banking sector,but data suggests its customers have been heavily targeted by fraudsters. Those who have lost life savings wish the bank had done more.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has turned the dispute over the CFMEU into a political test over the cost of living,claiming the union has added 30 per cent to the cost of major projects.
The ACCC has told a parliamentary inquiry that “vertical integration” adds as much as 20 per cent to the cost of live music events in Australia.
Two major Australian fruit and vegetable industry bodies have accused Woolworths and Coles of engineering an oversupply of fresh produce to drive down prices.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is unveiling changes to how banks inform their customers on everything from deposits to mortgage rates,so people can make better financial choices.
Australia’s competition watchdog has raised concerns that Chemist Warehouse’s planned merger with Sigma Healthcare into an $8.8 billion titan will hurt rivals in the pharmacy sector.
Putting aside the strength of arguments from the merger parties and the regulator,the facts are that an ACCC amber light more often turns to red than to green.
More than half of problematic transactions are now associated with e-commerce.
NSW Fair Trading received more than 6000 complaints about delayed or missing orders last year,as advocates say consumers need more protection.
Scams have become so sophisticated and numerous these days,so why is there still a stigma around those who fall victim to them?