Australian crane-hire companies deny competition regulator's cartel allegations
By Saloni Sinha ( March 13, 2026, 05:08 GMT | Insight) -- Four of Sydney’s largest mobile crane-hire companies have denied allegations by the Australian competition regulator that they operated a cartel through a private chat group on messaging platform WhatsApp.In Federal Court documents filed recently, the four companies — Borger Crane Hire & Rigging Services, MCR Melrose, Two Way Cranes and Ultra-Lift Cranes — acknowledged the existence of a "Crane Companies Chat" group but rejected the regulator’s claim that their communications constituted illegal anticompetitive understandings.Four of Sydney’s largest mobile crane-hire companies have denied allegations by the Australian competition regulator that they operated a cartel through a private chat group on messaging platform WhatsApp....
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