'Can't wait for slowest country':Sims rebuffs Zuckerberg global plea

'Can't wait for slowest country':Sims rebuffs Zuckerberg global plea

Australian competition tsar Rod Sims has snuffed out Facebook CEO's hopes for globally consistent laws to regulate social media giants.

  • byJennifer Duke

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'Sense of contempt':ACCC boss slams gas suppliers

'Sense of contempt':ACCC boss slams gas suppliers

Competition tsar Rod Sims has warned more manufacturers will go under unless wholesale gas prices soften.

  • byCole Latimer
'We're into punishment':ACCC wants penalties with'financial pain'

'We're into punishment':ACCC wants penalties with'financial pain'

Competition watchdog Rod Sims says the penalties for corporations that break consumer laws must be severe enough to trigger share price falls.

  • byClancy Yeates
ACCCs Rod Sims to maintain pressure on Google and Facebook

ACCCs Rod Sims to maintain pressure on Google and Facebook

The chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission,will double down on his criticism of the tech giants in a speech in Sydney on Monday

  • byJohn McDuling
Draft energy law sets off alarm over Frydenberg's power to break up companies

Draft energy law sets off alarm over Frydenberg's power to break up companies

Leaked document shows Treasurer seeks the personal power to force big energy retailers to sell their assets.

  • byDavid Crowe
'Deeply flawed':Rod Sims calls for change to unfair contract law

'Deeply flawed':Rod Sims calls for change to unfair contract law

ACCC chairman says tougher penalties need to be introduced for companies breaking the unfair contracts law.

  • byCara Waters
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Transurban favoured to win WestConnex if ACCC gives all clear

Transurban favoured to win WestConnex if ACCC gives all clear

The aim of Australia's largest toll road operator to snare a controlling stake in WestConnex hinges on a crunch decision about its market power.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Companies face $1b fines under tougher consumer law penalties

Companies face $1b fines under tougher consumer law penalties

Companies could face billion-dollar plus fines under sweeping changes to consumer laws squarely aimed at large corporates.

  • byNassim Khadem
Trivago misled consumers on hotel pricing,ACCC alleges

Trivago misled consumers on hotel pricing,ACCC alleges

'The potential for consumer detriment from the allegations that we've made is enormous,'ACCC chairman Rod Sims said.

  • byRachel Clun
Competition tsar Rod Sims turns Hawk on dodgy sports club merchandise

Competition tsar Rod Sims turns Hawk on dodgy sports club merchandise

Hawthorn couldn't escape the ire of its greatest fan,ACCC chairman Rod Sims.

  • byColin Kruger
$10m fines'not an aberration':ACCC flags crackdown on big companies

$10m fines'not an aberration':ACCC flags crackdown on big companies

The ACCC says it will take a"firmer stance"in consumer protection cases and $10 million fines against the likes of Telstra,Ford and Apple are the new normal.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn