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Media release
05 Jul 2024

East coast gas supply sufficient for 2025 but concerns remain for longer-term

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.
Industry codes
Energy
Regulated infrastructure
Media release
28 Jun 2024

A milder winter and government rebates subdue the impact of increasing prices on electricity bills

The ACCC’s latest electricity report shows that median effective prices for residential customers across all regions grew by 14 per cent between September 2022 and September 2023.
Energy
Regulated infrastructure
Media release
26 Jun 2024

Fibre to the premises delivers most reliable broadband connection

Australians that have a fibre to the premises broadband connection experience less outages than any other NBN connection type, the ACCC’s latest Measuring Broadband Australia report has found.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
21 Jun 2024

Regulation of the mobile terminating access service to continue following ACCC inquiry

The ACCC has released its final report outlining the findings of its inquiry into whether the domestic mobile terminating access service should continue to be regulated.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
21 May 2024

Return to pre-pandemic levels of airline travel and capacity

Australia’s aviation sector appears to have recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic as passenger levels and capacity returned to pre-pandemic levels, the ACCC’s latest Domestic Airline Competition in Australia report reveals.
Regulated infrastructure
Travel and airports
Media release
25 Mar 2024

Regulation of wholesale telecommunications to change following ACCC inquiry

The ACCC has released its final report outlining the findings of an inquiry into whether nine wholesale telecommunications services should continue to be regulated.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
30 Nov 2023

Views sought on Airservices Australia's proposed price increase

The ACCC is seeking views from the aviation industry and other interested parties on Airservices Australia’s draft proposal to increase the prices it charges airlines for its enroute navigation, terminal navigation, and aviation rescue and fire-fighting (ARFF) services.
Regulated infrastructure
Travel and airports
Media release
02 Nov 2023

NBN retailers on notice as Australians urged to shop around for deals

The ACCC is urging Australian households to shop around for their NBN broadband plans and check for any offers that represent better value for them, following NBN Co notifying retailers of changes to the wholesale prices that it will charge them from next month.
Buying and selling products and services
Pricing
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
17 Oct 2023

New NBN regulation will promote competition and long-term interests of Australians

The ACCC has accepted NBN Co’s latest proposed variation to its Special Access Undertaking (SAU), which includes measures designed to protect consumers from sharp price rises, reduce barriers to entry for new retailers and create incentives to fix systemic issues that drive poor NBN consumer experience.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
16 Aug 2023

NBN Co submits revised variation to its Special Access Undertaking

NBN Co has withdrawn its proposed November 2022 variation to its Special Access Undertaking (SAU) and simultaneously submitted a revised variation proposal to the ACCC.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
14 Aug 2023

Airports' financial results in 2021-22 impacted by COVID-19 but passengers returned

The financial performance of Australia’s four largest airports (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth) in 2021-22 remained well below the results achieved in the last full non-pandemic financial year of 2018-19, the ACCC’s latest Airport Monitoring Report shows.
Regulated infrastructure
Travel and airports
COVID-19
Media release
14 Aug 2023

Regulated water charges fell in real terms across most Basin states in 2021-22

Regulated water charges varied substantially between the different states in the Murray-Darling Basin in 2021-22 as wet conditions across the Basin kept water availability high, the ACCC’s annual Water Monitoring Report 2021-22 shows.
Regulated infrastructure
Water
Media release
10 Jul 2023

ACCC invites views on data broker industry

The ACCC is calling on consumers, businesses and interested stakeholders to provide submissions about data broker services in Australia, as part of its five-year digital platform services inquiry.
Regulated infrastructure
Digital platforms and services
Media release
05 Jul 2023

Pricing practices and operating costs of childcare services to be examined, as latest ACCC report confirms fees outpaced inflation

The ACCC has examined the price and availability of childcare services, how households select childcare services and the impact of Government contributions in its interim report, published today.
Regulated infrastructure
Childcare
Media release
30 Jun 2023

Gas supply outlook for 2024 improves but risk of winter shortfalls remains

Australia’s east coast gas market is expected to have enough supply to meet overall demand in 2024, the ACCC’s June 2023 interim gas inquiry report reveals.
Regulated infrastructure
Energy
Media release
29 Jun 2023

Australians receive consistent download speeds as fixed wireless connections improve

Broadband retailers are continuing to deliver download speeds to consumers that are close to their maximum plan speeds, the ACCC’s latest Measuring Broadband Australia report finds.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
21 Jun 2023

Australian Competition Tribunal denies authorisation for Telstra and TPG regional network deal

The Australian Competition Tribunal has affirmed the ACCC’s decision not to grant authorisation for the proposed regional spectrum authorisation arrangements between Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS and ASX:TL1) and TPG Telecom Limited (ASX:TPG).
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
13 Jun 2023

Lower speed internet plans gain popularity while smaller telcos continue to grow market share

The number of residential broadband services on the 25 Mbps speed tier grew by 125,000 services, to approximately 1.4 million, or 16 per cent of the NBN wholesale market, in the March 2023 quarter, the ACCC’s latest NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report reveals.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
31 May 2023

ACCC begins inquiry into regulation of telecommunications services

The ACCC has today commenced a combined public inquiry into whether nine wholesale telecommunications services that support the provision of broadband, voice and data transmission services should continue to be regulated.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
29 May 2023

Families report lengthy waitlists and increasing fees in preliminary survey results

Parents and guardians have reported having their return to work delayed due to a lack of childcare while some are struggling with ‘extremely expensive’ fees, in initial responses to an ACCC Parents and guardians survey.
Regulated infrastructure
Childcare
Media release
02 May 2023

ACCC rejects NBN Co Special Access Undertaking variation

After a thorough assessment of NBN Co’s proposed variation to its Special Access Undertaking (SAU), and informed by constructive and extensive engagement with NBN Co, Retail Service Providers, consumer representatives and other stakeholders, the ACCC has today released a draft decision to reject the proposed variation.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
18 Apr 2023

Parents and guardians asked to share views on childcare

The ACCC is asking parents and guardians for their views on childcare services in Australia, as part of its year-long inquiry into the sector.
Regulated infrastructure
Childcare
Media release
05 Apr 2023

Most gamers enjoy fast connections as online gaming experience measured for first time

Consumers typically have fast connections to online gaming servers over home broadband connections, with NSW and ACT gamers enjoying the best experience, according to the ACCC’s latest Measuring Broadband Australia report which for the first time measured Australians’ online experience for gaming services.
Regulated infrastructure
Telecommunications and internet
Media release
03 Apr 2023

Gas shortfall in 2023 less likely as gas supply outlook improves

The ACCC’s March 2023 interim gas inquiry report has found there should be sufficient gas supply in the east coast gas market against forecast demand if LNG producers contract another 3 petajoules (PJ) of gas in 2023.
Regulated infrastructure
Energy
Media release
08 Mar 2023

Domestic airfares fall but prices remain above pre-pandemic levels

Domestic airfares have declined from historic highs at the end of 2022; however, they remain above 2019 prices, the ACCC’s latest Airline Competition in Australia report reveals.
Regulated infrastructure
Travel and airports
COVID-19
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