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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft and Yahoo! given all-clear]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC have given a major Microsoft and Yahoo! deal the green light. Under the terms, Microsoft will acquire exclusive license to Yahoo! search technologies for the next decade. Yahoo!?s existing technology will be integrated into Microsoft?s Bing engine: essentially Bing will power Yahoo!?s search...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:24:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Snooze admits to misleading advertising]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retailer Snooze has admitted it ran a misleading advertising campaign in October 2008. The retailer admitted the campaign was likely to mislead or deceive customers about the savings they would obtain. The campaign used ?two-price? advertising in the form of ?Was/Now?. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC found, through...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:54:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Danks takeover has loopholes, says Zumbo]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:35:40 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mitre 10 protests Danks sale]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:32:23 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Woolies, Lowe's Can Buy Danks, Says ACCC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The competition watchdog has given the green light to a takeover of Danks Holdings Ltd by joint venture partners Woolworths Ltd and Lowe's Inc.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC on Wednesday approved the proposed deal after the two companies accepted court enforceable undertakings over competition issues.The ACCC said...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:27:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACCC takes Redhotpie owners to court]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've been receiving more attention than usual on adult dating sites of late, be warned — that potential special someone may not be who you think they are. The ACCC has cottoned on to this and is now taking the operator of the redhotpie.com.au, Jetplace, to the Federal Court,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:26:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[COMMENT: Emerson falls short on federal franchising recommendations]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Woolies, Lowes JV Close in on Danks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Danks Holdings Ltd says it is closer to being taken over by a joint venture between Woolworths Ltd and Lowes after minimum acceptance conditions were met.Woolworths and US hardware giant Lowe's Companies Inc - the world's second biggest home improvement retailer - have formed a joint venture, Carboxy Pty...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:23:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virgin Blue, Delta Approved For US Route]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A proposed joint-venture between Australia's Virgin Blue and United States carrier Delta Air Lines on the trans-Pacific route has received preliminary approval from local regulatory authorities. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC said in a draft determination released on Monday that the joint venture was "unlikely to result in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:58:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Virgin Blue, Delta Approved For US Route]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A proposed joint-venture between Australia's Virgin Blue and United States carrier Delta Air Lines on the trans-Pacific route has received preliminary approval from local regulatory authorities.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC said in a draft determination released on Monday that the joint venture was "unlikely to result in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Australia approves Delta-Virgin trans-Pacific joint venture]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia's competition watchdog has given Virgin Blue and Delta Air Lines permission to form a joint venture to operate trans-Pacific flights. "Under the joint venture, the airlines would take a coordinated approach to a range of issues including pricing, revenue management, schedules, capacity and routes flown," says the Australian Competition...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:10:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[KGB TV: Michael Russell]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage Choice CEO Michael Russell tells Business Spectator's Alan Kohler and Stephen Bartholomeusz: Stephen Bartholomeusz: Michael, interest rates are finally on the rise. Has the enthusiasm with which people have approached the first home buyer's grant created a scenario where we could have a real issue in the housing market?...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:36:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thai targeted in Australian price-fixing probe]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Competition and Consumer Commission yesterday launched legal proceedings against Thai Airways, alleging that the carrier engaged in price-fixing on cargo carriage over a five-year period. Thai is the 11th airline targeted by ACCC in its ongoing investigation of antitrust irregularities in air cargo pricing. Six have paid penalties totaling...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:59:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Threat to pull plug on dodgy telcos]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comments 13 'Absolute shocker' ... Senator Stephen Conroy promises to legislate if there is no improvement in customer service. Photo: Jessica Shapiro The consumer watchdog says there will be a "zero tolerance" approach to dodgy telecommunications companies while the Federal Government has threatened a legislative crackdown after new figures showed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:30:19 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ACCC Report Step to Preventing Duopoly]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The competition watchdog's concerns over Woolworths Ltd's proposed $87.6 million takeover of Danks Holdings Ltd has been hailed as a sound first step toward preventing a duopoly in both the hardware and home improvement sectors. But market commentators warn Danks' independent hardware retailers may be too afraid of post-acquisition retribution...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:03:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Breaking News: Coles ordered to pull 40c petrol offer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coles has been forced to withdraw another big petrol discount of 40 cents a litre after the consumer watchdog raised concerns. Coles has been forced to withdraw another big petrol discount of 40 cents a litre after the consumer watchdog raised concerns. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:42:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Coles axes 40c discount petrol offer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treasurer Wayne Swan has welcomed a move by the National Australia Bank to scrap some fees. COLES has spiked a 40c-per-litre petrol discount offer after the competition watchdog said it would reduce competition in the retail petrol industry. "Coles Express proposed to offer discounts of 40c per litre to customers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:59:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech training firm upbraided over rip-offs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Trounson | October 14, 2009A MELBOURNE-BASED information technology training company has misled and exploited up to 80 international students and IT graduates by pretending to offer jobs that turned out to be no more than training courses that cost students up to $4700.The Federal Court in Sydney earlier this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:49:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NAB's Challenger buy approved]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GRAEME Samuel, hailing early signs of a return of competition to the banking sector, has waved through the National Australia Bank's $385 million buyout of Challenger Financial's mortgage management business. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman also dismissed recent calls for another inquiry into the financial system, arguing the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:05:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Court finds recruitment firm, Zanok, misled overseas students]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. Justice Edmonds declared that Zanok engaged in unconscionable conduct by requiring foreign IT job seekers to pay for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:48:38 -0700</pubDate>
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