‘Anti-competitive’:Calls mount to break corporate live music domination

‘Anti-competitive’:Calls mount to break corporate live music domination

Australian musicians are calling for authorities to investigate the market power of major corporate players like Live Nation.

  • byLinda Morris

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‘Not a single care’:Victims of HSBC fraud say bank could have stopped the scammers

‘Not a single care’:Victims of HSBC fraud say bank could have stopped the scammers

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.

  • byAisha Dow
Australians pay the price for CFMEU tactics,figures show
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Australians pay the price for CFMEU tactics,figures show

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.

  • byDavid Crowe andAngus Thompson
How Australia’s music cartels are driving up the cost of live shows

How Australia’s music cartels are driving up the cost of live shows

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.

  • byKarl Quinn
‘Deliberate manipulation’:Do supermarkets order too much fruit and veg on purpose?

‘Deliberate manipulation’:Do supermarkets order too much fruit and veg on purpose?

Two major Australian fruit and vegetable industry bodies have accused Woolworths and Coles of engineering an oversupply of fresh produce to drive down prices.

  • byJessica Yun
Australians have been short-changed billions. Now banks are being forced to change

Australians have been short-changed billions. Now banks are being forced to change

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.

  • byShane Wright
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Chemist Warehouse’s $8.8b merger could stifle competition,shut stores:ACCC

Chemist Warehouse’s $8.8b merger could stifle competition,shut stores:ACCC

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.

  • byJessica Yun
The ACCC’s bitter pill to Chemist Warehouse’s $8.8b pharmacy merger

The ACCC’s bitter pill to Chemist Warehouse’s $8.8b pharmacy merger

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.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Online businesses owe it to their customers to do better

Online businesses owe it to their customers to do better

More than half of problematic transactions are now associated with e-commerce.

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Still waiting for your online order to arrive? You’re not the only one

Still waiting for your online order to arrive? You’re not the only one

NSW Fair Trading received more than 6000 complaints about delayed or missing orders last year,as advocates say consumers need more protection.

  • byMary Ward
‘It’s not your fault’:How to overcome shame after being scammed

‘It’s not your fault’:How to overcome shame after being scammed

Scams have become so sophisticated and numerous these days,so why is there still a stigma around those who fall victim to them?

  • byNell Geraets