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East coast gas surplus on the immediate horizon but longer-term regulatory certainty needed to avoid future shortfalls

New gas production and supporting infrastructure is not being brought online fast enough despite natural gas playing a critical role in the energy transition, the ACCC’s latest gas inquiry report has found.

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Disruptions and price rises persist in the container freight supply chain, report finds

Global and domestic disruptions continue to destabilise the container freight supply chain, leading to congestion, delays and higher costs, which resulted in some importers having to pay four to 11 times as much for ocean freight as a year earlier, according to the 2023-24 ACCC Container stevedoring monitoring report.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

East coast gas surplus on the immediate horizon but longer-term regulatory certainty needed to avoid future shortfalls

Disruptions and price rises persist in the container freight supply chain, report finds

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

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

Fibre to the premises delivers most reliable broadband connection

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

Return to pre-pandemic levels of airline travel and capacity

Regulation of wholesale telecommunications to change following ACCC inquiry

Views sought on Airservices Australia's proposed price increase

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

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

NBN Co submits revised variation to its Special Access Undertaking

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

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

ACCC invites views on data broker industry

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

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

Australians receive consistent download speeds as fixed wireless connections improve

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

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

ACCC begins inquiry into regulation of telecommunications services

Families report lengthy waitlists and increasing fees in preliminary survey results

ACCC rejects NBN Co Special Access Undertaking variation

Parents and guardians asked to share views on childcare

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