Rupert Murdoch is set to increase his ownership of the Australian Sky News pay television channel as a result of British regulators’ go ahead for him to take full control of the British Sky Broadcasting Group.
Graeme Samuel
You’re responsible for dodgy social media feedback, ACCC rules
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Graeme Samuel says companies will be held responsible if they do not delete or respond to false, misleading and deceptive testimonials on Facebook or Twitter.
The Samuel swipe: business partners turn rats on sinking DFO
Rich list entrepreneurs David Goldberger and David Wieland have launched an extraordinary public attack against ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel, calling for an inquiry into what their former business partner knew about the problems at shopping centre chain DFO.
Will the DFO collapse see Samuel walk away from the ACCC?
The Austexx/DFO fiasco which appears to have reached a temporary stalemate will most likely lead to the end of Graeme Samuel’s tenure as chairman of the ACCC. And whatever you think of Samuel’s leadership of the ACCC, that is not a good thing for Australia.
Friends fall out as DFO teeters on the edge of collapse
The competition czar losing a majority of his family fortune, two rich listers going down, a bunch of political heavies in the mix — welcome to the troubles of DFO.
ACCC gets very tough on deals reducing competition
By now you’d think even the slowest thinking Australian businessman, lawyer and media mate would be getting the message that the ACCC is going to knock back any deal that could involve a lessening of competition.
Where to buy fake ‘authentic’ Aboriginal art
How much of what is sold as Aboriginal art in Australia is authentic and genuine and how much is fake? asks Bob Gosford from Alice Springs.
ACCC head warns News and Fairfax over cartel risk
Graeme Samuel has reminded newspaper companies of the need to abide by the Trade Practices Act after Fairfax chief executive Brian McCarthy touted the possibility of talks with News Ltd last week.
Graeme Samuel breaks his silence on Pratt controversy
Samuel wants to clear the air over a bitter controversy over attempts to lay criminal charges against Richard Pratt, reports Business Spectator.
Questions for Graeme Samuel on national car pricing
The ACCC has created a massive hiccup in the car market threatening car companies with criminal proceedings if they release national indicative car prices to the media, writes John Mellor.
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.
NZ retail duopoly stymied. What does it mean for Oz?
Just as the competition regulator, the ACCC hands a report on Australian grocery retailing, a NZ court hass taken steps to protect competition, writes Glenn Dyer.
Jewish community defends Pratt. Why?
As The Australian reported yesterday, the Jewish communities of Sydney and Melbourne are bitterly divided over the decision by one of their members, ACCC boss Graeme Samuel, to prosecute billionaire businessman Dick Pratt over the latter’s evidence to an ACCC inquiry into price fixing, writes Greg Barnes.
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Why has Graeme Samuel changed his tune on Fuelwatch?
What prompted the change in attitude by ACCC Chairman Graeme Samuel over the Fuelwatch scheme? Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane investigates.
Libs-Nats merger talk: Who’s saving who?
The motives behind the proposed merger of the Liberal and National parties may be many, but one of the questions that needs to be answered is who is saving whom from what here? Possum Comitatus investigates.
