Posts tagged "rod sims"

Insurance premium support will be granted to small businesses dealing with COVID-19 as Suncorp, Allianz and QBE step in to assist.

ACCC chair Rod Sims says he'll be taking "targeted action" against firms in the funeral industry amid reports about a raft of dodgy behaviour.

The ACCC is concerned Bunnings’s proposed acquisition of Adelaide Tools could lead to a lack of competition in the hardware market.

The ACCC is investigating whether fresh food suppliers have been involved in “cartel” behaviour, following Kaufland’s sudden exit from Australia.

The Morrison government will consider whether to outlaw unfair contracts for small businesses next year, over a year after its initial announcement.

Woolworths and Coles have been told by the ACCC to stop using their loyalty schemes to track customers in ways that limit their control.

Google's recent acquisition of Fitbit has come under scrutiny, with ACCC chair Rod Sims signalling the watchdog's intentions.

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.

ACCC chair Rod Sims has warned retail chains about low-quality or faulty whitegoods and electronics in a speech about his priorities for 2019.

Optus has been fined $10 million by the country’s competition watchdog after charging unknowing customers for games and ringtones.

Labor will make unfair contract terms illegal if it wins the next election — its latest move to strengthen its small-business platform.