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Australia’s media bargaining code led the world. It’s time to get tougher on Facebook and finish what we started

The code ensured big tech platforms Facebook and Google would help fund public interest journalism. But as former ACCC head…

Crikey

Senex Energy announces plans for a $1 billion expansion of its Surat Basin gas project

Advocates of a $1 billion expansion of Senex Energy's Surat Basin gas development say the "mostly domestic" supply will reduce…

ABC News

Gas users and experts call for federal crackdown on east coast 'gas cartel'

Surging gas prices are putting a strain on Australian businesses that are calling for governments to step in and take…

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Northern Territory opposition calls for petrol price inquiry, with prices per litre 30 cents higher than in other states

Petrol prices in Darwin are still up towards the $2 mark, despite recent drops in other states, and the pain…

ABC News

‘Dudded’: ACCC calls for action as Australians suffer stagnating NBN upload speeds

Australians are being "dudded" by stagnating NBN upload speeds far below the top rates advertised in their internet plans, new…

The New Daily

A secret campaign to slow the progress of electric vehicles in Australia was put in place by the car industry,…

Crikey

Gas industry needs to convince government and public on price and supply questions

Gas resources vital to national interest

Newcastle Herald

The 'gas trigger' won't be enough to stop our energy crisis escalating. We need a domestic reservation policy

Australia’s east coast gas crisis is set to sharply worsen. A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission…

The Conversation

Australia’s rotten gas cartel is a climate, economic and fiscal criminal

Who’s responsible for the looming gas supply crisis the ACCC has warned about? A cartel of mostly foreign gas suppliers…

Crikey

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‘War profiteering’: Government flags gas crackdown after scathing ACCC report

Gas companies making billions of dollars in windfall profits by exporting Australian gas overseas could soon be reined in by…

The New Daily

Gas producers warned to prove they have domestic supplies for next year, or face 'gas trigger' export restrictions

Gas producers are told to prove there will be enough supply for the domestic market next year, or face the…

ABC News

Rooftop solar panels, costing thousands of dollars, deemed fire hazard

Ricky Barone installed a solar system on his roof in 2014. Since then, it has cost him thousands of dollars…

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Albanese’s top of the pops

Anthony Albanese has recorded the highest satisfaction rating of any new prime minister, according to a new poll in The…

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ABC News

Gas shortage predicted amid dwindling coal

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has forecast a gas shortfall in the east coast market next year if excess…

AAP

Australia facing ‘alarming’ gas shortfall in 2023 as ACCC urges producers to keep supplies onshore

Treasurer concerned after watchdog report warns of ‘substantial risk’ to nation’s energy security

The Guardian - AU

Government pushes gas trigger out to 2030

The competition watchdog has forecast a gas shortfall in the east coast market next year if excess supply is exported,…

Crikey

With fake photographs of fully-furnished homes, scammers target renters who are desperate to secure housing

Scammers are taking advantage of hundreds of people who are struggling to find affordable housing in the tight rental market,…

ABC News

Federal government settles dispute between ACCC and construction union for more than $1 million in legal costs

The federal government ends a long-running battle between Canberra's construction union and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over…

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Why is diesel so expensive? Retailers are charging 20c per litre more than they should, fuel watchers say

Australians are paying about 20 cents a litre more for diesel than they should be, consumer advocates say. They say…

ABC News

Govt instructs NBNCo to rewrite pricing models

The government has instructed NBN Co to withdraw and revise the Special Access Undertaking variation that it lodged with the…

InnovationAus

Mastercard denies ACCC allegations

Mastercard has denied that it tried to reduce competition by deterring customers from using EFTPOS as it defends Federal Court…

AAP

ACCC’s Telstra-TPG deal decision will shape telco market for decades to come

Pressure is mounting on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over an agreement between Telstra Corporation Limited and TPG Telecom…

InnovationAus

$26m Uber fine excessive, judge believes

A Federal Court justice believes an agreed $26 million fine for Uber over its misleading conduct is excessive.

AAP

Elton's Yellow Brick Road stretches on

I thought I had already been to The Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. I thought it was at Hope Estate…

Newcastle Herald