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• Scams cost Australians more than $100M a year

  Australians have so far lost $118.5 million to scams as at October 2019, which is already $10 million more than what it cost in 2018 ($107 million).

• ACCC mulls regulation of ‘unfair’ basic NBN pricing

  The competition watchdog has set its sights on potentially “unfair” NBN prices for consumers on basic speed packages.

• ACCC names 10 companies to test the CDR

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced the 10 companies that will test the new data-sharing system, the Consumer Data Right (CDR), ahead of its launch on February 2020.

• ACCC accused of harming competition in Vodafone, TPG telco decision

  ​Australia's antitrust regulator has hurt competition, not helped it, by blocking a $15 billion merger between the third- and fourth-largest telecoms providers, a lawyer for one of the companies told a court on Tuesday.

• Court proceedings commence against HealthEngine

  The ACCC has started court proceedings in the Federal Court against HealthEngine for allegedly misleading and deceptive conduct related to the sharing of consumer information with insurance brokers and the publishing of patient reviews and ratings.

• ACCC slams Kogan for ‘misleading conduct’

  The ACCC is taking popular online retailer, Kogan, to Federal Court for alleged price hiking before discounting.

• Aussie businesses losing over $60M in email scams

  Local organisations are being targeted by sophisticated ‘business email compromise scams’ with reports of losses to Scamwatch and other agencies exceeding $60 million last year.

• Business execs, academics call for urgent debate on AI ethics

  A group of Australian business leaders are calling for a national debate on the ethical issues related to AI as businesses rapidly invest in these technologies.

• More than 90,000 NBN customers are yet to be refunded for slow speeds

  Two in three customers affected by RSPs who promised higher NBN speeds than were able to deliver are yet to be refunded by Telstra, Optus, TPG, iiNet, Internode, Dodo, iPrimus and Commander.

• Long-serving ACCC CIO Walkden to depart

  ​Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chief information officer Adrian Walkden is departing after close to eight years, and retiring from the Australian Public Service.

• Former Tesco Bank CEO: Retailers, not fintechs, future of banking

  ​Benny Higgins, former chief executive of Tesco Bank, the finance arm of one of the world’s largest retailers, is dismayed by the response of Australian bank executives to the Banking Royal Commission.

• NBN broadband speeds get tick of approval: ACCC

  ISPs are performing well and delivering good results for fixed-line NBN customers, according to the latest speed test results outlined in the ACCC Measuring Broadband Australia (MBA) report.

• Optus customers refunded $31M over third-party billing services

  Optus has paid approximately $12 million to customers affected by its third-party billing services, with third party providers refunding another $19 million to Optus customers.

• ACCC puts telcos on notice over false advertising

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned telecommunications companies that they will face court action if they fail to ensure their advertising is clear and transparent.

• Australia’s only female GCSIO, Dr Maria Milosavljevic reveals her top priorities

  As the only female government chief information security officer (GCISO) in the country, Dr Maria Milosavljevic knows a thing or two about being the only woman at the boardroom table.