Allan Fels
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Mental health
Taxpayers hand over $1b a year for a mental health levy. No one knows exactly how it’s spent
A former mental health royal commissioner has called for a breakdown of how the money is being spent, with a lack of transparency fuelling concerns it’s not being used as promised.
- by Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie
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Opinion
Supermarkets
The cruellest part? Coles and Woolworths appeared to target battlers
In their duopoly, the big supermarkets have a licence to print money, which is premised on them not bleeding the Australian public dry.
- by Allan Fels
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Roads
The blueprint for Sydney’s toll shake-up is here. This is what it says
New laws need to be rolled out immediately to establish a state-owned entity to create uniform charges for Sydney’s patchwork of toll roads, Allan Fels has found.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Max Maddison
Fears new merger laws ‘could be costly’ for smaller firms
The proposed reforms will make it harder for deals to go ahead in markets dominated by a handful of corporate giants, but could also be costly for smaller companies, experts say.
- by Millie Muroi and Jessica Yun
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State Parliament
Harbour Bridge two-way toll needed to fix Rozelle Interchange: Allan Fels
The former competition watchdog chairman warns the $6.7 billion Western Harbour Tunnel is at risk of becoming a white elephant.
- by Michael McGowan
Extra tolls on Harbour Bridge, Tunnel would sting tens of thousands a day
Hundreds of millions of dollars a year would be raised if two-way tolling on the Harbour Bridge, Tunnel and Eastern Distributor is adopted, as recommended by a review.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Analysis
Roads
Allan Fels wants to shake up Sydney toll roads. But it’s politically risky
The former ACCC chairman’s proposals to reform the city’s tolling system are littered with potholes for the Minns government.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Pressure mounts on Facebook to be part of solution to ‘problem they’ve caused’
Former competition regulator Allan Fels says the federal government should use tax law and content rules to maximise pressure on the social media giant to pay for Australian news content.
- by David Crowe
How the ‘millionaires factory’ shook up Australia’s big four banks
A landmark ruling underlines how Macquarie Group, better known for investment banking, is making a serious play in the less racy retail banking sector.
- by Millie Muroi
ACCC break-up powers would be a ‘big stick’ to corporate Australia: Fels
The former watchdog supports giving the ACCC more powers to deal with anticompetitive behaviour, but is unconvinced there’s a case for breaking up Coles or Woolworths.
- by Jessica Yun
Consumer watchdog to use ‘significant powers’ in grocery pricing investigation
The consumer watchdog will use its full legal might to investigate supermarkets in a year-long inquiry into grocery pricing and competition.
- by Rachel Clun and Mike Foley
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