Competition Law

Australia's proposed grocery pricing laws aim to ease cost-of-living pressures, but they might raise prices for the very consumers they're meant to protect

The rise of unethical practices that exploit Australian consumers, through the rapidly growing subscription economy, highlights the need for up-to-date legal and regulatory frameworks

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking on Big Tech again – this time it’s Meta – with a focus on dismantling a key Big Tech defence tool

While there are no quick fixes, the ACCC’s final report into digital platforms in Australia finds that powerful tech giants like Google and Facebook warrant close competition scrutiny

Competition law doesn’t grab the headlines at elections, but this time around there are proposals from the Opposition that are worth paying attention to

We love Google and Facebook. We’ve helped turn them into two of the biggest digital giants in the world. But there’s a tension between our privacy and our data as a valuable business commodity

As the EU hits Google with a multi-billion dollar fine for breaking competition law, Australia’s regulator is investigating how big tech operates. What approach will the ACCC take?

A new report confirms that companies breaking competition laws here typically receive much lower fines than those handed down elsewhere. So how do we keep price fixers in check?

Tech giants like Google and Facebook are increasingly coming under scrutiny from competition authorities around the world. Including here in Australia

She may have first studied law because she “got the grades”, but for competition law expert Professor Caron Beaton-Wells, life at the Bar would prove life-changing