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• ACCC aims to fell Gunns' plan to acquire ITC Timber

  The regulator has decided that the acquisition would substantially lower competition in northeast Tasmania

• ACCC approves Woolworths' acquisition of Danks

  After concessions from Woolworths and JV partner Lowe's

• ACCC holds up Gunns' acquisition of ITC Timber

  The regulator has identified competition concerns regarding the deal

• Court finds recruitment firm, Zanok, misled overseas students

  Foreign students and IT graduates who paid for an IT course conducted by Zanok Technologies were misled and deceived about the course and exploited by unconscionable conduct, the Federal Court has found.

• ACCC takes Allphones to court

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has started class action proceedings against Allphones Retail Pty Ltd and three individuals seeking damages on behalf of 74 Allphones franchisees.

• Recruitment company misled job seekers about IT training and jobs

  Australian Regional Employment Agencies (AREA) and its national recruitment manager, Mr Shreyas Narayana, have admitted to misleading job seekers over paid IT training courses run by Zanok Technologies.

• Optus in court over 'deceptive' phone cards

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated legal proceedings against Optus, accusing the Telco’s wholly owned subsidiary Prepaid Services and another company Boost Tel of engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct over the sale of prepaid phone cards.

• ACCC questions Hutchison, Vodafone merger

  The ACCC has warned that the proposed merger between Hutchison and Vodafone, announced on February 9th, could lead to increased prices for mobile telephony and mobile broadband (MBB).
  

• Govt seeks input on broadband regime change

  The federal government has released a regulatory reform discussion paper as part of its announced $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).