The Latest Breaking News from Allan Fels

Most Sydney road tolls to keep rising after Transurban accused of blocking reforms

Handful of tollroads to get one-off price cuts but WestConnex toll to keep rising at least 4% a year

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3

Australian retailers on notice over ‘fake discounts’ as Coles braces for record fine after landmark court ruling

Supermarket share price falls after ‘Down Down’ discounts ruled to be misleading as Woolworths defends similar case

The Guardian - AU · May 14

Long, bumpy road ahead for fuel crisis, PM warns nation

Australians are being warned the fuel crisis could worsen as Anthony Albanese uses a national address to urge motorists to think of others when filling up.

AAP · Mar 31

Bridget McKenzie forced to deny her oped on aviation divestiture signals support for breaking up Qantas

Just hours after opinion appears in AFR, shadow minister clarifies divestiture as ‘one of the various tools the treasurer needs to look at’ but not Coalition policy

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2024

The WA government wants to bring Oasis to Australia. Dynamic ticket pricing will probably come with them

Neither price gouging nor sudden increases are illegal, as long as consumers are not misled – but consumer and music industry advocates hope artists take a stand

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2024

The era of privatisation is nearly over. But cleaning up the mess left behind will take years

From the 1980s until recently, politicians saw privatisation as a way to get a big bucket of money to spend on popular projects

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2024

Sydney tollway overhaul 'chance to fixed flawed system'

Lower and uniform charges have been recommended across all of Sydney's motorways after a sweeping review of the harbour city's "unfair" toll road system.

AAP · Jul 16, 2024

Tolls should be higher on harbour bridge and tunnel to help cut prices in western Sydney, report says

Independent review recommends government establish NSW Motorways management body that could rejig city-wide toll settings

The Guardian - AU · Jul 16, 2024

Sydney Harbour Bridge and tunnel drivers would be charged tolls in both directions under shakeup

NSW government’s interim report on Sydney’s toll road network would use a ‘declining distance-based rate’ of tolling

The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2024

Light-touch competition policy hasn’t helped Australian mortgage holders. It’s time to get tough

Acquisitions such as ANZ’s of Suncorp should be presumed to be anticompetitive until proven otherwise

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2024