The ACCC is expanding its probe into the market for rapid antigen tests,with some consumer tip-offs referred to the Australian Federal Police.
The consumer and competition watchdog is scrutinising businesses charging more than $20 per rapid test.
The average electricity bill for residential customers fell by $128 to $1434 last financial year,the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says in its latest review into the energy grid.
Defiant,out-of-step with corporate Australia,or the people’s hero. How you view competition tsar Rod Sims often depends on whether you are a consumer,a small business or a corporate giant.
Outspoken regulator Rod Sims has given his strongest indication yet that he will not seek another term as chairman of the nation’s top competition agency.
The competition watchdog’s chairman Rod Sims is campaigning for a radical reform of merger law without the evidence to warrant it.
ACCC chief Rod Sims says market power is hurting Australians – and he has some solutions.
Competition tsar Rod Sims has called for the watchdog to get the final say over mergers and acquisitions in Australia,with tech titans Google,Apple,Facebook and Amazon firmly in its cross-hairs.
The competition and consumer watchdog is looking into concerns whether the online marketplaces use their dominance and data to squeeze sellers and consumers.
Competition tsar Rod Sims says any attempt by National Australia Bank to buy Citi’s retail bank will be subject to strictest scrutiny.
Woolworths has hit back against the competition regulator’s claims the company’s proposed undertaking with acquisition target PFD would be hard to enforce.