Recession 'possibility' without 'tough' reform
Competition reform is critical if Australia hopes to avoid a recession, says the architect of the federal government's competition review Professor Ian Harper.
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Competition reform is critical if Australia hopes to avoid a recession, says the architect of the federal government's competition review Professor Ian Harper.
The ACCC has won a landmark case against Visa for abusing its market power, a win business says proves the existing laws work and the Abbott government is right to dump its changes.
The federal government's repeated failure to fix a legal loophole could cost the clients of collapsed stockbroker BBY up to $16 million.
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will ask cabinet to sign-off on measures to better protect client funds in the wake of the collapse of stockbroker BBY.
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Companies back programs that boost their bottom lines and also benefit local communities.
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The labour movement's attempt to portray an Abbott government-commissioned review of industrial relations as a return to the Coalition's unp...
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