Regulators around the globe will have their eyes trained on Australia this week as they pick over the details of a world-first legal action being mounted by the ACCC.
The ACCC has taken Google to court,accusing the tech giant of"misleading"customers about its use of personal data.
Former competition tsar Graeme Samuel has joined business groups in disputing the need for new laws to block corporate mergers,while questioning whether the regulator he used to run was contesting the right cases in court.
ACCC chairman has hit back at accusations from big business that he is using a review of Google and Facebook's market power to make it easier to block corporate deals.
Rod Sims says energy companies must shoulder blame with policymakers for Australia's energy affordability crisis,but there is no easy solution to spiralling power bills.
Competition tsar Rod Sims has warned Australia will be left behind if the government does not give it fresh powers to block tech mergers.
The National Broadband Network has been criticised for allowing one telecommunications company to see sensitive details about pricing months ahead of its rivals.
Competition tsar Rod Sims has flagged his intention to conduct another inquiry into the major banks'market dominance.
The steel giant and a former senior staff member are accused of trying to organise price-fixing with its competitors to push up prices.
The heads of Origin Energy and Santos seized on remarks by ACCC chair Rod Sims this week to call anew for states to'unlock'their abundant gas resources.
ACCC head Rod Sims says five separate investigations into Google,Facebook are"very well advanced".