Our latest Domestic Airline Competition report has found that strong demand and reduced domestic competition have contributed to significant earnings for Qantas Group and Virgin Australia.
Tha National Anti-Scam Centre is warning Australians to remain vigilant following reports scammers have been impersonating phone numbers belonging to the ACCC in an attempt to steal personal information.
Optus has admitted to unconscionable conduct when selling goods and services to hundreds of consumers. Many of the affected consumers were vulnerable and could not use or afford what they were sold.
ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has outlined our annual compliance and enforcement priorities at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia event in Sydney.
Three major retailers have paid penalties for allegedly making false and misleading representations about their Black Friday sales. Each retailer paid a penalty of $19,800 after we issued them with one infringement notice each.
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A new mandatory notification regime for mergers and acquisitions comes into effect from 1 January 2026, with a voluntary period from 1 July 2025.
The new regime is designed to strengthen Australia’s merger control and provide more certainty and transparency.
Businesses can charge a surcharge for paying by card, but the surcharge must not be more than what it costs the business to process that payment type.
Business must make sure their customers know about any card payment surcharges upfront.
Consumers are now, more than ever, making purchasing decisions on environmental grounds.
We'll be investigating a number of businesses for making potentially false or misleading environmental claims.
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