ACCC
Opinion
Supermarkets
Will the ACCC’s spotlight on supermarkets deliver any relief?
The competition watchdog’s forensic questioning of Woolworths has so far failed to land a punch or leave red-faced supermarket executives squirming.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Latest
Woolworths not guilty of land-banking, says supermarket’s property boss
Former Woolworths executives including Brad Banducci returned to face questions from the competition watchdog about competition and pricing.
- by Jessica Yun
A sky full of profits: Qantas blames Coldplay for airfare surge
The competition watchdog has revealed prices on some flight routes more than doubled in the months after Rex Airlines’ collapse and the demise of budget carrier Bonza.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
‘Technical limitation’: Why you can’t find most Aldi prices online
Aldi is Australia’s cheapest supermarket, and while it would like to put all its prices online, old website infrastructure is holding it back.
- by Jessica Yun
Opinion
Company mergers
A $9 billion pharmacy Goliath is born, and not everyone’s delighted
The new mega-chemist and wholesale supplier will be to retail pharmacies what Bunnings is to hardware, what JB Hi-Fi is to electronics or what Dan Murphys is to booze.
- by Elizabeth Knight
ACCC clears Chemist Warehouse and Sigma’s $8.8b mega deal
The $8.8 billion merger will see the combined company operate 700 stores, or 16 per cent of all pharmacies across Australia. Sigma’s shares skyrocketed on the news.
- by Jessica Yun
Optus apologises for ‘unconscionable’ conduct
The telco is being sued after it allegedly sold hundreds of its vulnerable customers services that they didn’t want or couldn’t afford.
- by David Swan
Opinion
Competition
Forget the ‘Yes’ slogan, Optus. It’s a big ‘No’ from the ACCC
The telco has joined the ignominious list of companies doing the wrong thing in their treatment of Indigenous Australians.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Exclusive
Scams
Scammers are targeting Australian bank customers. But there’s one key thing you can’t know
Partially censored data suggests fraudsters are finding certain banks much easier targets than others.
- by Aisha Dow
The man who took on North Sydney’s parking meters and the 8.25% service fee
Simon Berry was shocked to be charged $7.47 instead of $6.90 for an hour’s parking. The company says it was not a card surcharge.
- by Anthony Segaert
Opinion
Inflation
An RBA focused on real cost-of-living pressures? That’s bananas
Central banks have created their own measures of inflation. But new research shows their metrics are missing the real price increases experienced by ordinary shoppers.
- by Shane Wright
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