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Telco challenger alliance Commpete said in a statement it will respect the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) decision to approve Optus and TPG Telecom’s 11-year network sharing deal.

Cloud networking and security services provider Infoblox and indigenous Australian ICT and cyber security provider Baidam launched Baidam Takedown Services, an Australian-first capability that can take down lookalike websites and scam domains within a week using the Domain Name System (DNS).

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved Optus and TPG Telecom's 11-year network sharing agreement.

The market share of major Australian telcos slightly declined while smaller telcos saw a slight increase, according to the NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report, prepared quarterly for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) by wholesale broadband operator NBN Co.

The competition regulator the ACCC will continue to closely monitor domestic airfares on services between metropolitan cities following Rex’s withdrawal from this market.

Australian telco TPG Telecom will follow with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC) recommendation not to enter into new agreements with Google requiring its search services to be pre-installed and set as the default search on an exclusive basis on devices they supply.

The Federal Court has today ordered that Secure Parking Pty Ltd pay $10.95 million in penalties for making false or misleading claims about its pre-book “Secure-a-Spot” online parking service, following ACCC action.

The ACCC is investigating the safety of aftermarket children’s car seat head straps and baby bottle self-feeding devices, after the Assistant Treasurer issued Safety Warning Notices for each of the products.

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation with conditions to the Australian Banking Association (ABA), its member banks, and other industry participants to facilitate business continuity planning in the cash in transit industry.

While improved transparency has lowered costs for Australian consumers who send money overseas, consumers are still missing out on over $200 million in potential savings, according to the competition regulator, the ACCC.

Scam warning: The ACCC is aware that scammers have been calling people, falsely claiming to help them get a refund from various businesses. They may use this media release about refunds from Grays to convince you that it is real.

Davie Clothing Pty Ltd, supplier of the popular loungewear brand ‘Oodie’, has paid $101,280 in penalties for allegedly failing to comply with a mandatory product safety standard.

The National Anti-Scam Centre is urging Australians who have had money stolen by scammers to be wary of offers to recover their money for an upfront fee.

The competition regulator, the ACCC has published a draft guide designed to help businesses understand the competition law risks that may arise when contemplating working together to achieve positive environmental outcomes.

Australia’s east coast gas market is forecast to have a surplus of between 69 and 110 petajoules in 2025 if Queensland’s LNG producers export all of their uncontracted gas, the ACCC’s latest gas inquiry report shows.

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to allow the Australian Banking Association (ABA), banks and retailers to provide financial contributions to cash-in -transit business Armaguard.

The ACCC has accepted undertakings from Telstra and Optus as part of its ongoing competition investigation into Google’s search services in Australia.

Median effective electricity prices for residential customers across all regions grew by 14 per cent between September 2022 and September 2023, according to the latest electricity report from the competition regulator.

Electricity retailer M2 Energy Pty Ltd, trading as Dodo Power & Gas (Dodo) paid $82,500 in penalties after the ACCC issued six infringement notices to Dodo for alleged contraventions of the Electricity Retail Code of Conduct (the Code). Dodo has also provided an enforceable undertaking to the ACCC in which it has admitted it contravened the Code.

On 21 June 2024, the ACCC released a final inquiry report regarding the declaration of the domestic mobile terminating access service (MTAS).