Posts tagged "regulation"

The ACCC has reiterated its call for tougher product safety laws after revealing millions of dangerous products are still floating around the economy.

A whopping 45 of Bupa’s 72 Australian nursing homes failed health and safety standards, highlighting problems inherent to profit-driven markets.

A consensus is growing that intervention is urgently required to bring legal oversight into the practices of the world’s largest tech monopolies.

In a busy week for government, unfair insurance contracts are on the agenda, alongside measures to restrict cash payments.

The government will not hold a consultation on whether to outlaw unfair contracts until "late-2019", as renewed calls surface to get on with it.

The government's latest company director crackdown will see new laws tackle dodgy resignations and cheap asset sales that rip off creditors.

Red tape doesn't stifle innovation, it supports inventing with integrity and boosts consumer confidence in new, emerging products, writes Kristy Chong.

Big tech is already being used abroad to monitor citizens, tailor propaganda and enhance the power of repressive regimes.

When anti-competitive behaviour creeps in — that forces the hand of hotels and their potential guests — there is reason for the government to step in.

Labor will outlaw pay parity contracts for motel and hotel owners if it wins the next election, but the marketing dominance of OTAs remains unaddressed.

The ACCC is currently conducting an inquiry into digital platforms — but policy changes should not overlook small businesses.

A review into model WH&S laws has advised government to set up a new regulatory framework for employee mental health, arguing it has been neglected.