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Coles and Woolworths have been taken to court by the ACCC.

‘Price down’ supermarket specials pushed up inflation: PM

The ACCC is suing the supermarket giants, alleging their “Prices Dropped” and “Down Down” discounts weren’t really what they seemed.

  • Jessica Yun, Millie Muroi and Shane Wright

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Rex’s east coast city route offered cheap, no-frills flights.

Rex offered cheap and reliable flights. I knew it couldn’t last

If the government wants to do better for consumers in a cost-of-living crisis it should talk less and act more and embark on reform of the airline industry that allows competition to flourish.

  • David King

The force behind competition queen Gina Cass-Gottlieb

ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb is working harder than she ever has in her career, and the results are showing on the scoreboard, with wins including tougher merger laws, and a $120 million penalty against Qantas this past week.

  • Anne Hyland
The Glad bags boasting 50 per cent ocean plastic.

Watchdog cracks down on Glad garbage bags ‘greenwashing’

The manufacturer of Glad garbage bags faces potentially millions of dollars in penalties after the consumer and competition watchdog launched legal action over false claims some bags were made partly from recycled ocean plastic. 

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
The self-checkout has a long history, but some shoppers find it contentious against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis.

ACCC cracks down on fake specials, dodgy online claims amid cost of living pressures

The chair of the competition and consumer watchdog has put supermarkets, airlines, banks, telcos, ecommerce players and digital platforms on notice.

  • Jessica Yun
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said new research uncovered up to two-thirds of companies were failing to notify the watchdog of planned mergers

Australia has fallen behind on merger reform, watchdog warns

The ACCC chief says the nation’s corporate merger laws are trailing those in other developed countries, and this is costing consumers.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Corporate lawbreakers should be jailed. Imagine what their spouses would say

Why have chief executives been so confident their misdeeds would go undiscovered and unpunished? Because for a long time, it was largely true.

  • Ross Gittins
Jim Chalmers says the country’s payments system is creaking and needs to be overhauled.

Treasurer takes on big business over mergers, market power

Jim Chalmers has asked Treasury for options to toughen competition laws to protect consumers from big companies with too much market power.

  • David Crowe
Julie Tait found herself resubscribed to HelloFresh without her knowing.

The ‘subscription traps’ that prevent customers from unsubscribing

Unused subscriptions cost the average Australian more than $1200 a year, but there’s limited legislation to stop businesses from shady practises.

  • Amber Schultz
The ACCC has released an interim report into childcare costs.

Childcare fees grow faster than inflation, wages: ACCC report

Even after government subsidies, out-of-pocket costs have risen by 7 per cent for centre-based childcare over the past four years.

  • Rachel Clun

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