the ACCC operates an all care and no responsibility system of law enforcement, writes Sinclair Davidson. They should not simply be able to engage in trial by media and trial by fishing expeditions.
Cartel
Gloves off — it’s time to tax Australia’s banking cartel
The failure of the banks to pass on much, if anything, of this week’s interest rate cut is little more than arrogant bastardry.
Qantas has confessed, now Singpaore and Emirates face ACCC
Emirates and Singapore Airlines have lost a Federal Court bid to prevent their pursuit by the ACCC for fixing fuel and security surcharges, writes Ben Sandilands.
It is time Australia sent cartel leaders to jail
After delivering a stinging 66-page rebuke of Visy and Richard Pratt’s conduct, it’s unlikely that Federal Court Judge Peter Heerey, nor the man responsible for bringing the action, ACCC boss, Graeme Samuel, will be invited to Raheen any time soon, writes Adam Schwab.
The banking gravy train rolls on
The Australian banking cartel and the Federal Government are similar in one respect: they make lots of money. But every now and then the Government gives us some back in terms of tax cuts. No such luck with the banks, writes Glenn Dyer.
Pratt the winner: $36 million just a drop in the bucket
Dick Pratt walked out of the Federal Court in Melbourne today with a big smile on his face. And why wouldn’t he, writes Stephen Mayne.
More deals, more conflicts for the Rudd family business empire
The Rudd family business interests are back in the news after Therese Rein’s British business won a lucrative $200 million contract to help up to 1 million people with disabilities find work, writes Stephen Mayne.
