Western Australia has topped the national list of highest average fees for outside-school childcare sessions, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found.
The federal government has assembled a crack team of scam-busting experts to target investment swindles that cost Australians millions of dollars a year.
The proposed union of two of the country's biggest cash logistics companies has received approval, with the merged entity expected to start operating in September.
Businesses and individuals in Australia have lost a record $3.1 billion by falling victim to scams last year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found.
Australia's consumer protection body is clamping down on ‘greenwashing' after discovering more than 50 per cent of businesses made misleading claims about their environmental credentials.
Western Australian Gaming and Wagering Commission has appointed Michael Schaper as its new chair, announced by Racing and Gaming Minister Reece Whitby this morning.
Swift Networks Group has told the market that it is cooperating with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regarding an investigation into an alleged tendering cartel.
Australia's consumer watchdog has launched legal action against a subsidiary of ASX-listed Swift Networks for alleged bid rigging and price fixing when tendering to WA mine sites.
TPG and Telstra will appeal after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission declined to approve their proposed $1.8 billion network-sharing deal.
The turnaround time for ships using Fremantle harbour has more than doubled in recent years, adding to pressure for major infrastructure upgrades additional to the planned Westport project.
The competition watchdog is seeking to maintain four independent operators in the fly-in, fly-out market, flagging plans to quash Virgin's partnership with Alliance over fears it would erode competition.
The national competition regulatory body is taking short-stay accommodation service Airbnb to court, claiming prices shown on its website misled Australian users.
This week's jobs data will give Scott Morrison's election campaign a shot in the arm, with the nation's unemployment rate expected to fall below four per cent.
Australia's competition regulatory body is suing the owner of social media giant Facebook over “celebrity-endorsed” scam ads, following a similar legal action by billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy' Forrest.
The competition watchdog has given freight companies special permission to cooperate to get groceries into WA and the NT, after supply chains broke down.
Australia's competition regulator has given the all clear for Wesfarmers to acquire Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, a key condition needed to close the deal.
Established WA funeral services provider Bowra & O'Dea has been fined by the ACCC for allegedly failing to disclose hidden cremation and burial fees to customers.
CBH Group continued to be WA's dominant grain exporter in 2020-21 with 55 per cent market share, but production from the state fell below the level of New South Wales.
The consumer watchdog is seeking feedback on Veolia's divestiture offer before ruling on whether the French waste management company can acquire fellow-French competitor Suez.