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Petrol price setting competition killer: ACCC

Informed Sources, is not operating as a comparison website for consumers, rather delivers priority information to petrol retailers which could lead to limit competition the head of the competition watchdog says.

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Oil companies used a subscription-only website to co-ordinate petrol price rises 139 times over three years, the competition regulator alleges.

Court documents filed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission show that 123 of those price increases were proposed by BP.

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Lucille Keen writes on News specialising in Politics, Policy, Industrial Relations. Based in our Melbourne newsroom, Lucille has over six years experience as journalist. Connect with Lucille on Twitter.

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