Competition
Opinion
Opinion
Bottlenecks: Biden could be about to shake up an 88-year-old system
The Biden administration wants more competition in the US beer, wine and spirits sector and that lead to the shaking up of a structure that has been in existence since Prohibition ended in 1933.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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ACCC
The ACCC seeks a hammer to crush a nut
The competition watchdog’s chairman Rod Sims is campaigning for a radical reform of merger law without the evidence to warrant it.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Rod Sims
A debate we need to have if we want to make a better world after lockdown
ACCC chief Rod Sims says market power is hurting Australians – and he has some solutions.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
ACCC
Will ACCC be the party pooper in a booming M&A market?
That the ACCC hasn’t won a merger case before the courts for decades speaks volumes about the fundamental flaws in competition law.
- by Adele Ferguson
Opinion
Opinion
Why government reforms often do more harm than good
By definition, the public sector is inefficient and the private sector is efficient, or so people think. But that’s not economics, it’s just prejudice.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Opinion
Why politics has gone bad: bureaucrats down, party advisers up
Ministers are relying less on advice from public servants and relying more on the political advisers in their own offices.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Australian economy
Partisan shibboleths and popularity contests: Why we’re stuck in policy gridlock
We each have our theories on why policy reform has stalled, but now someone sensible has analysed the reasons behind it.
- by Ross Gittins
Opinion
Opinion
If Biden can reel in the big fish, so can we
The US President has acted swiftly to deal with the increasing evidence that reduced competition is contributing to a productivity slowdown. Australia should follow his lead.
- by Ross Gittins
Australians fight for the right to repair our phones and gadgets
Consumer advocates are pushing for Australia to adopt broad right-to-repair laws to give consumers choice around how and when they repair or replace the things they own.
- by Stuart Layt
Opinion
Opinion
Biden turns up the heat on tech giants with sweeping overhaul
Biden’s sprawling executive order aims to curb the market power of America’s big businesses, in particular the likes of Apple and Amazon.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Amazon is cast as unlikely victim in states’ suit against Google
In the latest monopoly lawsuit against Google, US enforcers are relying on an odd victim to make their case: Amazon, one of the few companies on the planet bigger than Google.
- by Matt Day and Mark Bergen