ACCC vs Big Tech: Round 10 and counting Monday April 4, 2022 By Liam Harding, Elise Bant and Jeannie Paterson Communications & Technology The ‘open textured’ language of section 18 of the Consumer Law makes it highly adaptable when responding to novel tech legal issues as they arise.
New forum set up for Australia’s digital platform regulators Friday March 18, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Three national regulators have joined to establish the Digital Platform Regulators Forum to support a more unified approach to regulation.
Watchdog considers options to bolster regulations on big tech Tuesday March 1, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Australia’s competition watchdog is considering a new regulatory framework to combat the dominance of big digital platforms. …
Cost-effective-policy warning given to minister over Murray-Darling Basin management Thursday February 17, 2022 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment Initial advice for progressing practical Murray-Darling Basin water market reforms has been delivered to resources and water minister Keith Pitt.
‘Clearly outrageous’: ACCC investigates retailers overpricing RATs Tuesday January 18, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal A team of ACCC public servants is writing to retailers and suppliers and gathering reports from the public as RATs remain scarce.
Appeal lodged for company’s misleading affiliation with government agency Tuesday January 18, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The ACCC has appealed a $1 million penalty against Employsure for advertising that misrepresented the company as a government agency.
Premium Expert briefings Water policy is too important to be left to water regulators Tuesday December 7, 2021 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Economy & Industry To properly understand what went wrong with the Murray Darling Basin and to chart a better way forward, we urgently need a new conversation about…
Warning over ‘cartel conduct’ in public service as department processes raise red flag Tuesday November 2, 2021 By Jackson Graham News The ACCC recently uncovered departmental processes contemplating cooperation between competing businesses on government tenders.
Premium Columnists Resource-starved regulators being met with complacency Tuesday August 31, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Australian Capital Territory Nothing resonates more with a professional than evidence of regulators taking away people’s ‘ticket to ride’ for compliance failures.
Food security ‘constant concern’ for many remote Indigenous communities, inquiry finds Tuesday December 8, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social A parliamentary committee has called on the federal government to partner with state and territory governments as well as First Nations people to develop a…
ACCC defends sending price-fixing letter to truckie author Wednesday October 28, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News The ACCC did not disclose how it became aware of an article that prompted a letter to the author raising price fixing concerns.
Former ACCC senior executive joins NSW environmental watchdog Friday September 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The New South Wales government has appointed Rayne de Gruchy as chair of the state’s environmental regulator.
Software company releases free COVID-19 communications service for government agencies Tuesday April 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology A new crisis communications program has been released to help government departments and agencies ensure emails regarding the coronavirus pandemic arrive in inboxes rather than…
What the government is (and isn’t) doing to slash energy bills Tuesday September 10, 2019 By Matthew Elmas Energy & Environment There’s been no shortage of attention on small business energy bills over the last 18 months, amid myriad complaints from local entrepreneurs about rising bill prices…
New era of APS performance management: all staff and supervisors must pitch in Thursday July 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice APS commissioner Peter Woolcott has strengthened the obligations of all federal public servants with respect to their own performance, and those of managers at all…
