Australian antitrust watchdog gets additional $49m enforcement funding
By Saloni Sinha ( May 13, 2026, 06:53 GMT | Insight) -- The Australian government announced an additional A$67.7 million ($48.9 million) over four years to strengthen the enforcement capabilities of the country’s competition watchdog as part of its proposed 2026–27 federal budget. The budget papers published late on Tuesday following the delivery of Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers' budget speech showed that the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission would receive A$67.7 million to boost enforcement capacity against anticompetitive and anti-consumer conduct, with the regulator’s overall resourcing estimated at A$477 million for 2026–27.The Australian government announced an additional A$67.7 million ($48.9 million) over four years to strengthen the enforcement capabilities of the country’s competition watchdog as part of its proposed 2026–27 federal budget....
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