The federal government has approved three consumer and small business advocates as designated complainants.
Designated complainants will be able to submit complaints to the ACCC about significant or systemic market issues affecting Australian...
Retail petrol prices across Australia’s five largest cities were lower in the March quarter, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report. Daily average prices, however, increased in April to a new...
Many younger Australians and lower income households are spending up to one-quarter of their net income on groceries, according to the ACCC.
A consumer survey which is part of the ACCC’s Supermarkets Inquiry...
Retail petrol prices in Australia’s five largest cities trended downward in the December quarter 2023 as international refined petrol prices decreased, according to the ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol monitoring report.
However they were...
Consumer and competition issues in the supermarket sector and essential services are among the ACCC’s compliance and enforcement priorities for the year ahead.
Speaking at a Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA) event...
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson has welcomed the introduction of legislation into Federal Parliament that will create a “designated-complaints” mechanism to fast-track serious disputes for small businesses...
The Australian government has announced that it will direct the ACCC to conduct an inquiry into Australia’s supermarket sector.
The year-long inquiry will examine the pricing practices of the supermarkets, along with the...
Viva Energy’s proposed acquisition of OTR Group has not been opposed by the ACCC, after committing to divesting 25 Coles Express sites in South Australia.
The ACCC’s review focused on areas in which...
