Bill shock grows as energy giants fail ‘pub test’ on profits

Bill shock grows as energy giants fail ‘pub test’ on profits

There has been a jump in the number of Victorians seeking help over surging energy prices.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan

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Inside Melbourne engineer’s plans to bring car production back

Inside Melbourne engineer’s plans to bring car production back

Richard Mazeika doesn’t plan to produce SUVs or sedans. Instead,he’s hoping to capitalise on an untapped market for electric race cars.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Google a ‘monopoly’:a judgment that will reverberate in Australia
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Google a ‘monopoly’:a judgment that will reverberate in Australia

Rod Sims led Australia’s charge against big tech. He calls this landmark court ruling “really quite incredible”.

  • byDavid Swan
Rex offered cheap and reliable flights. I knew it couldn’t last
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Rex offered cheap and reliable flights. I knew it couldn’t last

If the government wants to do better for consumers in a cost-of-living crisis it should talk less and act more and embark on reform of the airline industry that allows competition to flourish.

  • byDavid King
The bank threat that killed off competition in Australia’s $800b property monopoly
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The bank threat that killed off competition in Australia’s $800b property monopoly

The country’s major banks were sent a letter from Australia’s electronic property settlements giant PEXA in December,a move that proved decisive in delaying the launch of its rival Sympli.

  • byColin Kruger
Claims buyers pay too much for property transactions under $800b monopoly

Claims buyers pay too much for property transactions under $800b monopoly

The competition watchdog is pushing back on calls for it to rein in Australia’s electronic property settlements monopoly.

  • byColin Kruger
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Apple’s future could be shaped outside the US amid $57b threat in Europe
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Apple’s future could be shaped outside the US amid $57b threat in Europe

Apple has just become the first tech giant to be accused of breaching new European competition laws designed to rein in Big Tech.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Woolworths and Coles face billion-dollar fines under stronger grocery code

Woolworths and Coles face billion-dollar fines under stronger grocery code

The new maximum penalties – up to $5 billion for Woolworths and $3.8 billion for Coles – are designed to protect farmers and food suppliers in their dealings with the big supermarkets.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
‘Open it up’:Australia Post faces calls to share with other carriers

‘Open it up’:Australia Post faces calls to share with other carriers

Rival parcel businesses and some community post offices say they’re being unfairly treated by the government-owned company.

  • byDavid Swan
Grocery giants are accused of stifling other stores. Qld could step in

Grocery giants are accused of stifling other stores. Qld could step in

Amid government efforts to address grocery pricing and competition concerns nationwide,advice to the state has pointed to potential planning interventions.

  • byMatt Dennien
The force behind competition queen Gina Cass-Gottlieb

The force behind competition queen Gina Cass-Gottlieb

ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb is working harder than she ever has in her career,and the results are showing on the scoreboard,with wins including tougher merger laws,and a $120 million penalty against Qantas this past week.

  • byAnne Hyland