Competition
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- ACCC
Coles manager admits chain only increased product’s price to claim discount
Matthew Hankin conceded the supermarket giant worked with a supplier to make a product more expensive while still claiming to have discounted it.
- Elias Visontay and Jessica Yun
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- Opinion
- Australian economy
Australians have become less competitive – and we’re paying the price
Tall poppy syndrome and our isolation from the rest of the world might be dampening our growth. It’s time to find our competitive streak.
- Millie Muroi
- Exclusive
- Andrew Leigh
Drips and traps: New laws to target dodgy online sales techniques
Almost all Australians buy goods and services online. But many are caught by hard-edge tricks, which are set to face new restrictions.
- Shane Wright
Watchdog nears decision on letting US giant compete with ASX
The move would pave the way for stock exchange operator Cboe to conduct sharemarket listings of companies in Australia.
- Clancy Yeates
- Analysis
- Productivity summit
Nine new ways to make us richer, safer and happier
Anthony Albanese’s economic roundtable has been inundated with ideas to lift Australians’ living standards. Here are nine that would actually work.
- Shane Wright
- Analysis
- Social media
We were promised a crackdown on ‘deceptive’ influencer advertising. The ACCC has yet to deliver
It’s a global industry worth $37 billion, but in Australia, it’s largely unregulated. Both consumers and social media stars are paying the price.
- Bronte Gossling
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
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
‘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
‘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