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Former mental health royal commissioner Allan Fels.

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.

  • Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie

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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.

  • Allan Fels
Signage informing drivers of tolls on Craigend Street in Rushcutters Bay.

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.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Max Maddison
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the proposed reforms would strengthen the economy and lift living standards.

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.

  • Millie Muroi and Jessica Yun
Former ACCC boss Allan Fels’ review of Sydney road network called for two-way tolls on the Harbour Bridge and Tunnel

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.

  • Michael McGowan
Tens of thousands of motorists a day will have to pay extra in tolls if the state government decides to impose two-way charging on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel.

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.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Professor Allan Fels has laid out plans for a major shake up of Sydney’s patchwork of toll 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.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Facebook has refused to negotiate on further deals with Australian media companies.

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.

  • 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.

  • Millie Muroi
Former ACCC chair and Professor Allan Fels wants to see the watchdog granted divestiture powers.

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.

  • Jessica Yun

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