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• BFA introduces “Organic Crusader”

  
  Australian Food News — Authority: 515
  In the aim of protecting consumers’ interests, the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) have created a new consumer feedback program to assist with the regulation of unscrupulous organic claims in the market.Consumers are encouraged to provide feedback, report on dubious organic claims on products in the ...
  14 hours ago

• Australian govt strike a deal with Telstra on NBN model

  
  Wireless Federation — Authority: 146
  www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Government-backed NBN Co agreed for the participation of Telstra in the $30 billion next-gen broadband network rollout. The deal is said to be finalized on a “preferred model” according to which Telstra’sn copper access network will undergo a “progressive transition” to an ...
  3 days ago

• Kraft gets ACCC approval for proposed Cadbury takeover

  
  Australian Food News — Authority: 515
  Kraft has received regulatory approval in Australia for their proposed purchase of Cadbury.The hostile takeover offer remains in the hands of Cadbury shareholders, although is likely to need to be sweetened given Cadbury management have consistently labelled it as “derisory”.But the deal has passed at least one ...
  5 days ago

• Constellation and Vintage look for ACCC approval over possible tie-up

  
  Australian Food News — Authority: 515
  ASX-listed wine businesses Constellation Brands and Australian Vintage have applied for informal merger clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as talks continue for a possible tie-up between the two firms.The companies advised that talks ”may result in a possible combining of part of ...
  6 days ago

• Big W faces PR trial issue following recall of highly-flammable kids clothes

  
  mUmBRELLA — Authority: 612
  Big W is facing a major PR trial after it was forced to recall 35 lines of children’s sleepwear following an ACCC investigation which found that garments posed a high fire danger risk.   The retailer this weekend launched press ads with the headline “Big W Children’s Nightwear Apology”. The ad referred to ...
  1 week ago

• Postage stamp price stays at 55 cents

  
  The Border Watch — Authority: 486
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has rejected an Australia Post proposal to increase the price of a standard stamp from 55 to 60 cents. Demand for Australia Post’s monopoly letter services declined significantly between 2007-08 and 2008-09, and Australia Post expects the decline in demand to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Franchise Bill Proposes Franchising Fix

  
  Daily news and community for franchisees and small business investors | Blue MauMau — Authority: 114
  South Australian MP Tony Piccolo has tabled the proposed Franchising (South Australia) Bill 2009 in the absence of an effective response by the Federal Government to numerous franchising Inquiries. 
  2 weeks ago

• ACCC claims victory in case against chocolate franchisor

  
  Australian Food News — Authority: 515
  The Federal Court has declared that Personalised Chocolates 4U Pty Ltd and its sole director, Troy Patching, misled franchisees and engaged in conduct in breach of the Franchising Code of Conduct, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has advised.”The false and misleading statements made by Personalised ...
  2 weeks ago

• ACCC Blocks Caltex Mobil Deal, Federal Government Requests Price-Fixing Investigation

  
  The Motor Report: Auto News And Reviews — Authority: 534
  THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has this week blocked a bid by Caltex to purchase 300 Mobil service stations in Australia. Basing its decision on the likely effect the proposed acquisition would have had on local market competition, the ACCC also cited the potential for price-fixing among the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Unit pricing becomes mandatory

  
  Australian Food News — Authority: 515
  Unit pricing became mandatory in supermarkets across Australia yesterday, with Competition Minister Dr Craig Emerson suggesting the move will see the average family save at least $96 a year.Unit pricing, a recommendation stemming from the ACCC’s Grocery Inquiry, is where grocery items are priced by reference to ...
  2 weeks ago

• ACCC opposes Gunns’ ITC acquisition

  
  The Border Watch — Authority: 486
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will oppose Gunns’ acquisition of ITC Timber due to concerns the sale would diminish market competition. Gunns announced at the end of August it had agreed to owner Elders’ terms of sale for the timber processing division of ITC, which is separate to the forestry ...
  3 weeks ago

• Microsoft’s Bing okayed to power Yahoo!7 Search

  
  mUmBRELLA — Authority: 612
  The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has given Microsoft the green light to integrate Yahoo!7 Search into its Bing search engine.   The deal, which will last for 10 years, will also see Yahoo exclusively handle sales for both companies’ premium search advertisers around the world. In its ...
  3 weeks ago

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