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Competition law reform passes through Lower House

Changes to competition laws will see the introduction of the ‘effects test’ proposed by Professor Ian Harper in his extensive review. Treasurer Scott Morrison says the legislation – together with reforms to the...

United Petroleum worker exploitation revealed by FWO

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has identified instances of non-compliance at United Petroleum retail fuel sites, with more than 40 per cent of audited outlets found to be underpaying employees. The FWO began...

Petrol prices

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell by 0.5¢ to 130.1¢ a litre nationally in the week ending March 26, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s Weekly Petrol Prices...

New Maxibon campaign launched

Digital agency Deepend and Peters Ice Cream have launched a cross-channel campaign for Maxibon, including an app to encourage ‘Maxibonding’ between friends. The campaign starts from early April and consists of nationwide outdoor...

Four’N Twenty launches Chilli Beef Pie

Four’N Twenty has launched its new Chilli Beef Pie with a marketing tagline of ‘Can you handle the heat?’ Four’N Twenty Marketing Manager Mario Matchado says the new Chilli Beef Pie was developed...

Imperial Tobacco Australasia’s next GM

Paul Matthews will hand over the reins as General Manager Australasia for Imperial Tobacco to Patrick Ganguly from October 1 this year. Mr Ganguly began his career with the company in 1997 as...

Queensland considering new tobacco licensing laws

The Queensland Government is exploring the merits of introducing a licensing scheme for the sale of tobacco products throughout the state following the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry. A copy of the Committee’s...

Unfair contract terms under scrutiny: ACCC

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has a number of in-depth investigations underway across a range of industries following the introduction of new business-to-business (B2B) unfair-contract-terms laws in November 2016. Delivering the keynote...

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