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Watchdog warns battery gripes could undermine trust

Home batteries are flying off shelves and the consumer watchdog wants stronger protection to maintain confidence in the devices and accompanying products.

AAP · Jul 10

Airport infrastructure boom could sting travellers

The competition watchdog warns $20 billion worth of airport infrastructure projects could be passed on to passengers in the form of higher airfares.

AAP · Mar 5

Unchecked port profits risk entrenching cost-of-living

Australian consumers and businesses could face escalating prices from stevedores making huge profits charging record prices to freight and shipping operators.

AAP · Dec 11, 2025

More flights on horizon as airline deal set to take off

Passengers could benefit from more choice and improved convenience as the consumer watchdog provides a green light for a Virgin-Qatar Airways alliance.

AAP · Feb 18, 2025

Report finds just how much airfares spiked since end of Rex. One route doubled

Prices for many Canberra flights have risen since Rex's exit.

The Canberra Times · Nov 12, 2024

Cheapest economy airfares more than doubled on some routes after collapse of Rex flights

ACCC says ticket price spike corresponds with concentration of sector and warns ‘it may be some time before a new airline emerges to compete’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 12, 2024

ACCC keeping ‘vigilant’ watch on Qantas and Virgin airfares after Rex retreat

Watchdog provides bleak assessment of airline competition, saying ticket prices could climb with return of duopoly

The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2024

Phone tower sell-off may affect rural mobile coverage

The consumer watchdog has found mobile companies face several commercial barriers to expanding coverage in the bush.

AAP · Oct 23, 2023

Southern states rely on Qld for winter gas supply

Queensland's excess gas supply will be sent to southern states this winter with the supply outlook for the next two winters described as "finely balanced".

AAP · Jun 30, 2023

Domestic gas market able to avoid shortfall, says ACCC

The consumer watchdog commissioner says it's possible for Australia's domestic gas market to avoid a shortfall in the coming winter.

The New Daily · Mar 21, 2023