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Big businesses face new penalties for unfair contracts

John Kehoe
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Big business will face new fines and penalties for entering into unfair contracts with consumers and small business, under a crackdown agreed to by the federal and state governments.

Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar announced the changes on Tuesday. Alex Ellinghausen

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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

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