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Government to block $13B Chinese takeover of Australian gas network
Article 2018-11-08 12:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Morrison Government plans to block the $13 billion acquisition of Australian energy infrastructure business APA Group by a Hong Kong group of companies led by CK Group, saying the deal was not in the national interest.

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ACCC won’t oppose Fairfax, Nine merger
Ashurst 2018-11-08 11:25 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC said Thursday that while the merger of Fairfax Media with Nine Entertainment is likely to reduce competition among media providers, it will not oppose the tie-up.

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Advangen must pay Ikon $1M for TV ads despite buyer’s remorse
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-11-07 9:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Hair loss treatment company Advangen International has been ordered to fork over $940,000 to advertising agency Ikon Communications after refusing to pay for an ad campaign it claimed was a flop.

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Melbourne University’s Trinity College sues to protect lucrative name
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-11-05 4:03 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

An education provider calling itself Trinity College Australia faces a lawsuit alleging it is duping consumers by trying to pass off as The University of Melbourne’s famed residential college.

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Fintech founder to pay for judge to fly to UK for testimony of ex-Visa boss
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-11-02 3:02 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The founder of a fintech company suing Visa for allegedly abusing its market dominance is flying a Federal Court judge to the UK to preside over the examination of a key but reluctant witness in the case, former Visa boss Rupert Keeley.

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Judge OKs $2.5M penalty against hearing aid cos. in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-11-01 9:55 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has approved a $2.5 million penalty against two hearing aid retailers in the consumer regulator’s case alleging the companies targeted vulnerable pensioners with misleading newspaper ads.

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Unlockd drops competition case against Google
Ashurst 2018-10-31 10:55 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The administrators of collapsed startup Unlockd have withdrawn the company’s case against Google alleging the search engine giant abused its dominance to keep it out of the digital ad market.

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First class action to be filed over combustible cladding
Class Actions 2018-10-30 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The first class action is expected to be filed on behalf of property owners whose buildings are covered with highly combustible polyethylene core cladding.

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ACCC probes Kogan over promotion
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-29 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Online retailer Kogan.com said Monday it’s facing an investigation by the ACCC into one of its promotions.

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Viagogo lured customers in with false claims, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-29 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A four-day trial against online ticket reseller Viagogo kicked off Monday, with the ACCC describing how the site misled consumers by falsely claiming it was an official ticket vendor, hitting them with a booking fee of around 28 per cent along the way.

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