March 12, 2011

Warnings Coles' tactics may backfire - Stock and Land

Warnings Coles' tactics may backfire - Stock and Land: "

ABC Online

Warnings Coles' tactics may backfire
Stock and Land
“The marketing tactics employed by Coles target the consumer who has little understanding of the value of Australian agriculture, nor the cost of production for everyday items. “By dramatically slashing prices in such a way Coles seeks to undermine the ...
Milk wars overstated in an unholy allianceSydney Morning Herald
Tough decisions as milk wars heat upNinemsn
ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widenAustralian Food
Herald Sun -The Australian
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The Heavy Price Of Inaction - Two easy steps to promote a thriving lobster ... - The Reporter Belize (blog)

The Heavy Price Of Inaction - Two easy steps to promote a thriving lobster ... - The Reporter Belize (blog): "

The Reporter Belize (blog)

The Heavy Price Of Inaction - Two easy steps to promote a thriving lobster ...
The Reporter Belize (blog)
Maria Estela provided recommendations that were the same as the laws used in the major lobster producing countries such as New Zealand, Australia, Cuba and the United States. The first recommendation was that the lobsters be brought ashore alive. ...

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Mundra Port to Bid for Australia Coal Terminal Rights - Wall Street Journal

Mundra Port to Bid for Australia Coal Terminal Rights - Wall Street Journal: "

Mundra Port to Bid for Australia Coal Terminal Rights
Wall Street Journal
"The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission will give clearance after the consultative process for bidding," said Rajeeva Sinha, director at Mundra Port. Mundra Port, a unit of Adani Enterprises Ltd., intends to bid for a 99-year lease for the ...

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Big four baring their fiscal fangs - Sydney Morning Herald

Big four baring their fiscal fangs - Sydney Morning Herald: "

Big four baring their fiscal fangs
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel has signalled he would like the laws enacted across all industries. So what can consumers expect to see from the banking reforms? Treasury official Jim Murphy told a Senate inquiry ...

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Consumers warned about putting personal details online - Broadband Expert Australia

Consumers warned about putting personal details online - Broadband Expert Australia: "

Consumers warned about putting personal details online
Broadband Expert Australia
He said that many people were taken in by scams ion Australia, and these scams had increased in terms of activity over the last year. He said: “As we begin our sixth National Consumer Fraud Week, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

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Little logic to heated debate - Sydney Morning Herald

Little logic to heated debate - Sydney Morning Herald: "

Little logic to heated debate
Sydney Morning Herald
... be a comic festival going on in Canberra because this is a joke … this is a scam.'' Professor Will Steffen of the Australian National University, who is an adviser to the government's climate policy committee, is clear in his view about Plimer. ...

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Centrelink fraudster jailed after public tip-off - WA today

Centrelink fraudster jailed after public tip-off - WA today: "

Centrelink fraudster jailed after public tip-off
WA today
"The more information people can provide about a suspected case of welfare fraud, the better. "The message is clear – those who rort the system will be caught and face the possibility of jail time and of course, paying back the debt."

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The watchdog in focus after $95m Visy settlement - The Australian

The watchdog in focus after $95m Visy settlement - The Australian: "

NEWS.com.au

The watchdog in focus after $95m Visy settlement
The Australian
"That's a matter we will consider once we see the information that comes to light," Leibler told The Australian. "But this is a matter of public import. Corporate regulators must abide by their agreements. In this case, the ACCC did not do so, ...
Price victims win record damages payoutABC Online
Mallesons Stephen Jaques > Pandora's box remains closed - VisyAmcor class ...Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
Amcor, Visy cartel case settled for $95mSydney Morning Herald
The New Lawyer
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Utilities are finally switching on to service - The Australian

Utilities are finally switching on to service - The Australian: "

Utilities are finally switching on to service
The Australian
Commercial convenience normally spares the regulator from regular disputes, even though Cameron Clyne at NAB had myriad reasons to challenge the ACCC after last year's Axa Asia Pacific debacle. The Metcash challenge is the first since AGL successfully ...

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March 11, 2011

Overwrought at rorts - The Daily Telegraph

Overwrought at rorts - The Daily Telegraph: "

Overwrought at rorts
The Daily Telegraph
The alleged rort that has seen several people including Ryan Tandy, John Elias and agent Sam Ayoub charged in relation to suspicious betting activity was so ham-fisted, it was rumbled almost instantly. Several punters, it is alleged, ...

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Toll to buy Mitchells for $110 mln - Ninemsn

Toll to buy Mitchells for $110 mln - Ninemsn: "

Toll to buy Mitchells for $110 mln
Ninemsn
It is also is a major supplier of transport and logistics services for mining sites in Western Australia. The acquisition is subject to clearance by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and Toll expects the purchase to be earnings per ...

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Tough decisions as milk wars heat up - Ninemsn

Tough decisions as milk wars heat up - Ninemsn: "

BigPond News

Tough decisions as milk wars heat up
Ninemsn
University of NSW Professor Frank Zumbo sees the milk issue as a microcosm of a whole range of economic problems in Australia following an extended period of inaction by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). ...
ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widenAustralian Food
Watchdog under attackSydney Morning Herald
Milk war sparks watchdog inquiryHerald Sun
NEWS.com.au -Namnews
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Consumer groups and LPG industry to fight against new tax - International Business Times AU

Consumer groups and LPG industry to fight against new tax - International Business Times AU: "

International Business Times AU

Consumer groups and LPG industry to fight against new tax
International Business Times AU
With the cost of ethanol and petrol escalating, taxi owners, fleet managers, LPG producers, retailers and suppliers across regional Australia are uniting together with consumer-motoring-small business-agricultural groups to demonstrate that consumers ...

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Analyst: Testing year ahead for PCs - ARNnet

Analyst: Testing year ahead for PCs - ARNnet: "

Delimiter

Analyst: Testing year ahead for PCs
ARNnet
... according to IDC Australia quarterly PC tracker. IDC market analyst, Amy Cheah, warned it would be a tough fight for PC vendor's to gain a share of the consumer's wallet. Weak consumer confidence will also impact the market this year. ...
HP reigns supreme in Aussie PC marketDelimiter

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Carbon row adds to consumers' malaise - Sydney Morning Herald

Carbon row adds to consumers' malaise - Sydney Morning Herald: "

Carbon row adds to consumers' malaise
Sydney Morning Herald
The latest reading of consumer confidence released this week showed sentiment has dropped to its lowest level since June 2010. Oddly enough, this was a time when consumers were fretting over another levy - the mining tax. The announcement of a carbon ...

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Wheatbelt man jailed for defrauding Centrelink of over $100000 - Perth Now

Wheatbelt man jailed for defrauding Centrelink of over $100000 - Perth Now: "

Wheatbelt man jailed for defrauding Centrelink of over $100000
Perth Now
“The message is clear – those who rort the system will be caught and face the possibility of jail time and of course, paying back the debt.” To report a suspected fraud, call the Australian Government services fraud tip-off line on 13 1524 or contact ...

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Sizing up small employers - Sydney Morning Herald (blog)

Sizing up small employers - Sydney Morning Herald (blog): "

Sizing up small employers
Sydney Morning Herald (blog)
SME are the biggest rort to work for I have encountered. Always interested in cutting the financial corner, wouldn't know what a payrise is and promise the world but deliver nothing. I have never seen an SME go out of their way to give an employee ...

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$118000 fraudster jailed in WA - Sydney Morning Herald

$118000 fraudster jailed in WA - Sydney Morning Herald: "

$118000 fraudster jailed in WA
Sydney Morning Herald
Centrelink general manager Hank Jongen said the agency took welfare fraud seriously. "The message is clear. Those who rort the system will be caught and face the possibility of jail time and, of course, paying back the debt," he said.

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Tough decisions as milk wars heat up - Ninemsn

Tough decisions as milk wars heat up - Ninemsn: "

BigPond News

Tough decisions as milk wars heat up
Ninemsn
University of NSW Professor Frank Zumbo sees the milk issue as a microcosm of a whole range of economic problems in Australia following an extended period of inaction by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). ...
ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widenAustralian Food
Coles milk cut not yet hurting farmers: ACCCStock and Land
Watchdog refuses to spill on milk warsSydney Morning Herald
Herald Sun -ABC Online -Trading Room
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Regulators oppose Asahi's P&N Beverages takeover - FOOD Magazine - Australia

Regulators oppose Asahi's P&N Beverages takeover - FOOD Magazine - Australia: "

Regulators oppose Asahi's P&N Beverages takeover
FOOD Magazine - Australia
The proposed acquisition of P&N Beverages by Japanese beverage giant Asahi has met with opposition from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC). With Asahi already owning Schweppes Australia, ...

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England Sevens squad for Hong Kong and Adelaide - Welcome to ...

England Sevens squad for Hong Kong and Adelaide - Welcome to ...: "England lead the HSBC Sevens World Series at the half-way markand face the USA, Japan and China in the pool stages at the Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po. Unofficial England Rugby Union : Unofficial England Rugby Union news, views and ..."

Hearing impaired cut off during Qld floods - Sydney Morning Herald

Hearing impaired cut off during Qld floods - Sydney Morning Herald: "

News 4 Us

Hearing impaired cut off during Qld floods
Sydney Morning Herald
During that time, some callers were unable to call emergency services on the disability phone service, the report by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network found. "As a result there would be significant disruptions to the services ...
Report Released for Emergency Communications Needs of People With Disability ...News 4 Us
Accan submits report on NRS services during floodsTelecompaper (subscription)

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HP reigns supreme in Aussie PC market - Delimiter

HP reigns supreme in Aussie PC market - Delimiter: "

Delimiter

HP reigns supreme in Aussie PC market
Delimiter
Most consumer-centric vendors such as Acer, Toshiba and ASUS experienced week consumer uptake and struggled to clear the backlog of stocks in the channels following a strong quarter in Q3,” said Cheah. In general, IDC noted that the Australian PC ...

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Bumper crops and prices in Oz - Weekly Times Now

Bumper crops and prices in Oz - Weekly Times Now: "

Bumper crops and prices in Oz
Weekly Times Now
AUSTRALIAN agriculture continues to gain strength with high lamb and beef prices and a larger than expected wheat crop. Rabobank's Agribusiness Review for February states the Australian economy is continuing to grow despite flat consumer confidence and ...
Rabobank Aus and NZ Agribusiness Review March 2011Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Public needs more info about NBN: Digital Tasmania - Computerworld Australia

Public needs more info about NBN: Digital Tasmania - Computerworld Australia: "

Public needs more info about NBN: Digital Tasmania
Computerworld Australia
More information must be made available to the Australian public about the National Broadband Network (NBN) through mass-market advertising and local information seminars, according to Digital Tasmania. The consumer action group said that while the ...

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Public needs more info about NBN: Digital Tasmania - Computerworld Australia

Public needs more info about NBN: Digital Tasmania - Computerworld Australia: "

Public needs more info about NBN: Digital Tasmania
Computerworld Australia
More information must be made available to the Australian public about the National Broadband Network (NBN) through mass-market advertising and local information seminars, according to Digital Tasmania. The consumer action group said that while the ...

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China nibbles Australian apple market - ABC Online

China nibbles Australian apple market - ABC Online: "

China nibbles Australian apple market
ABC Online
Apple and Pear Australia, which represents Australia's 800 commercial apple growers, is hoping a consumer backlash in all states continues. "But I think as time goes on and the sensitivities aren't there, those traders will want to ramp up their ...

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Global banks eye Australia: report - Business Spectator

Global banks eye Australia: report - Business Spectator: "

Global banks eye Australia: report
Business Spectator
The foreign lenders are largely interested in business and wholesale clients in Australia through a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution licence. But some are interested in taking a run at Australia's four largest banks through consumer ...

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Visy and Amcor pay $200m to settle price-fixing scam - The Australian

Visy and Amcor pay $200m to settle price-fixing scam - The Australian: "

Visy and Amcor pay $200m to settle price-fixing scam
The Australian
It was the most successful cartel case in Australian history because of the high-profile perpetrators and because consumers can easily identify the damages caused in illegally raising costs on every glass of milk or chocolate bar by artificially ...

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Australia Releases Online Scams Report - Gov Monitor

Australia Releases Online Scams Report - Gov Monitor: "

Australia Releases Online Scams Report
Gov Monitor
The Minister has released the biennial analysis of the Consumer Fraud Online Surveys by the Australian Institute of Criminology at the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce Agency Forum in Melbourne. “Online scams can deprive people of serious amounts ...

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Increase in scam mobile phone calls and text messages - Perth Now

Increase in scam mobile phone calls and text messages - Perth Now: "

Increase in scam mobile phone calls and text messages
Perth Now
REPORTS of scam mobile phone calls and text messages rose sharply last year and authorities have urged people to exercise caution. New figures show an almost seven-fold increase in the number of telephone scams reported to the Australian Competition ...

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PNG flotilla headed for Australia - Herald Sun

PNG flotilla headed for Australia - Herald Sun: "

PNG flotilla headed for Australia
Herald Sun
THERE are fears a flotilla of Papua New Guinea villagers heading across the Torres Strait to Australia claiming citizenship is more scam than political action. A group of more than 100 Papuans, ...

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Telstra warns customers over mobile scams - Broadband Expert Australia

Telstra warns customers over mobile scams - Broadband Expert Australia: "

Telstra warns customers over mobile scams
Broadband Expert Australia
Australian communications giant Telstra has warned consumers to remain vigilant as the number of scams being targeted at consumers continues to increase. With the rising popularity of technology ...

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ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widen - Australian Food

ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widen - Australian Food: "

BigPond News

ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widen
Australian Food
Australia's competition watchdog has reportedly called for the investigation into milk pricing to be widened to include the country's biggest milk processors as well as retailers.The news comes in the midst of a Senate inquiry into the Australian dairy ...
Coles milk cut not yet hurting farmers: ACCCStock and Land
Watchdog refuses to spill on milk warsSydney Morning Herald
Milk war sparks watchdog inquiryHerald Sun
ABC Online -Trading Room
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The Greatest Rip-Off - Sri Lanka Guardian

The Greatest Rip-Off - Sri Lanka Guardian: "

The Greatest Rip-Off
Sri Lanka Guardian
A number of its puppet rulers are being overthrown by popular protests, and the almighty dollar will not even buy one Swiss franc, one Canadian dollar, or one Australian dollar. Despite the sovereign debt problem that threatens EU members Greece, ...

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The Greatest Rip-Off - CounterPunch

The Greatest Rip-Off - CounterPunch: "

The Greatest Rip-Off
CounterPunch
A number of its puppet rulers are being overthrown by popular protests, and the almighty dollar will not even buy one Swiss franc, one Canadian dollar, or one Australian dollar. Despite the sovereign debt problem that threatens EU members Greece, ...

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ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widen - Australian Food

ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widen - Australian Food: "

BigPond News

ACCC calls for dairy investigation to widen
Australian Food
However, according to a report in MoneyWeek Magazine, Australian Competition of Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel has said that, while the focus to date has been primarily on retailers, “we've actually got to start looking at others in the ...
Watchdog under attackSydney Morning Herald
Shoppers gain from supermarket price war now, future cloudyNEWS.com.au
Price wars 'will milk rural towns of life'The Australian
Herald Sun -Namnews -Stock and Land
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St George banks on regional rebuilding strategy - The Australian

St George banks on regional rebuilding strategy - The Australian: "

The Age

St George banks on regional rebuilding strategy
The Australian
The rebranding, which was revealed exclusively in The Australian yesterday, will cost $90 million, with at least $26m already spent on the changeover. The Bank of Melbourne operations will be headed by chief executive Scott Tanner and overseen by a ...
Australia Consumer Confidence Fell to Nine-Month Low in MarchBloomberg
Bank of Melbourne revived as Westpac goes back to the futureSydney Morning Herald
Australia March consumer sentiment drops: surveyMarketWatch
Business Spectator -istockAnalyst.com (press release) -StartupSmart
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Visy and Amcor pay $200m to settle price-fixing scam - The Australian

Visy and Amcor pay $200m to settle price-fixing scam - The Australian: "

NEWS.com.au

Visy and Amcor pay $200m to settle price-fixing scam
The Australian
Next week National Foods, the dominant consumer milk processor in Australia, will unveil the results of a review of its cheese production assets, with further plant closures likely. It presently has seven plants. It is also rationalising its milk ...
Amcor, Visy Agree to Biggest Price-Fixing Settlement in AustraliaBloomberg
Amcor, Visy settle case for $95mSydney Morning Herald
Amcor, Visy settle for $95 millionNinemsn

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