Antitrust watchdog's actions show range of tools at its disposal, Australian regulator says
By James Panichi and Saloni Sinha ( October 30, 2025, 02:29 GMT | Insight) -- Robust enforcement is essential to safeguarding competition and Australia’s antitrust agency’s recent actions demonstrate the range of tools it can use, from education and compliance programs to enforceable undertakings and court litigation, a top official said. In a speech on Thursday, Gina Cass-Gottlieb said the recent action launched by the Australian Competition & Consumer Competition shows the agency’s resolve to “take action where important to secure specific and general deterrence of anticompetitive conduct in all its forms.”Robust enforcement is essential to safeguarding competition and Australia’s antitrust agency’s recent actions demonstrate the range of tools it can use, from education and compliance programs to enforceable undertakings and court litigation, a top official has said....
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