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Malaysia Airlines

Flying to Asia? Australians become spoilt for airline choice

Malaysia Airlines will introduce more daily flights using the all-new Airbus A330neo fleet, which offers enhanced passenger comfort.

  • Chris Zappone

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Signage outside Google’s new Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, US, on Monday, May 16, 2022. On Monday Google opened its newest campus near the San Francisco Bay shoreline a few miles east of its headquarters in Mountain View. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Google’s digital ad network branded an illegal monopoly by US judge

It comes on the heels of a separate decision that concluded Google’s namesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stifle competition and innovation.

  • Michael Liedtke
The ACCC has found that Coles and Woolworths are some of the world’s most profitable supermarkets.

Supermarkets may not be price gouging, but don’t discount the need for a stick

The competition watchdog has stopped short of calling them out for excessive prices. Here’s why we still need to keep the pressure on.

  • Millie Muroi
Non-compete clauses are weighing down the economy.

The fine print costing Australians a pay rise

It’s a clause in job contracts costing one in five Australians. Here’s why banning it is a boon to more than just our salaries.

  • Millie Muroi
COSBOA CEO Luke Achterstraat.

‘Feeling targeted’: Hairdressers are fighting to keep this fine print in staff contracts

Small business advocates and corporate heavyweights are railing against the Albanese government’s proposed ban on non-compete clauses.

  • Jessica Yun and Shane Wright
Profits taking off: Qantas Airways.

Qantas, Virgin oppose ‘pay on delay’ for customers

Qantas’ domestic CEO told an inquiry into passenger rights that a compo scheme does “not deliver better outcomes for consumers”, as the Coalition’s Bridget McKenzie cited the airline’s “explicit breach of consumer trust”.

  • Chris Zappone
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I’m training for a marathon. It’s about as fun (and pain-free) as fixing the economy

I never understood how runners got so into their sport. But it might be key to getting the economy into the fast lane.

  • Millie Muroi
A Choice survey found that a basket of 14 grocery items was 25 per cent cheaper at Aldi over rivals – but no everyone agrees with its findings.

‘Real concerns’: Supermarket giants still in the watchdog’s crosshairs

Supermarkets, telcos, online influencers and excessive credit card surcharges will all come under scrutiny from the powerful competition regulator in 2025-26.

  • Clancy Yeates
Apple’s App Store is the only way to download new apps in Australia, and a percentage of anything you pay to developers and service-providers goes to Apple.

Will new competition laws make your digital life cheaper?

An EU-style regime aims to stop big tech locking down their platforms. But we are still a long way from making smartphones a truly open ecosystem, like home computers.

  • Tim Biggs
Apple’s app store and similar stores will be targeted by the government’s overhaul of competition law.

Tech giants face $50 million fines in app store battle

Just days after banning under 16s from social media, the federal government is now targeting tech companies’ app stores amid competition fears.

  • Shane Wright

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/competition-policy-5vz