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United Airlines’s new Polaris Studio class come with an ottoman and a door that can be closed.

Trump put you off the US? United Airlines wants to woo you back with luxury

America’s largest airline is expanding its business class in an aggressive push to win market share from Qantas amid a backlash against holidays in America.

  • Chris Zappone

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Competition is toughening, but will it be enough for Qantas to lift its game?

Big shake-ups in aviation are hard to see coming. But the demand for better customer service and more robust competition is not going away.

  • Chris Zappone
Some taxi drivers are attempting to impose greatly inflated prices for short trips.

‘Two strikes’ policy for dodgy taxi drivers as Victoria moves to clean up industry

Taxi and ride-share drivers who break the rules multiple times will have their licences suspended or cancelled under a two-strikes policy to be legislated by the Allan government.

  • Kieran Rooney, Brittany Busch and Nick McKenzie
Europe has accused Apple of imposing unfair rules preventing app developers from freely steering consumers to other channels.

‘Outright lies’: Apple may face criminal contempt investigation

The iPhone giant has violated a court order to change its lucrative App Store to allow greater competition for app downloads and payments, the judge found.

  • Mike Scarcella
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
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
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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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