Stillwater appeal puts 'market power' at center of Australian case against Stanwell

By Saloni Sinha ( March 2, 2026, 08:08 GMT | Insight) -- Arguments over the concept of market power dominated the first day of a two-week hearing in Stillwater Pastoral’s appeal in its antitrust class action against Australian electricity generators Stanwell and CS Energy. In a Federal Court hearing on Monday, lawyer Justin Gleeson, acting for Stillwater, argued that Stanwell and CS Energy held a substantial degree of market power during periods when the electricity market of Queensland, a northeastern state in Australia, was effectively operating separately from the rest of the national grid.Arguments over the concept of market power dominated the first day of a two-week hearing in Stillwater Pastoral’s appeal in its antitrust class action against Australian electricity generators Stanwell and CS Energy....

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Stillwater appeal puts 'market power' at center of Australian case against Stanwell

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