Productivity Commission Chair  Danielle Wood joins Partner Jeremy Jose to discuss the evolving role of the Commission, the Competition Taskforce, the progress and prospects of the new Competition Policy Review, and the importance of basing Australian policy on Australian evidence and data. Plus regulatory grids and antitrust raps at G+T's inaugural Financial Services Forum, a googol roubles trouble Google, rectangular wheat biscuit products and the ACCC's enduring priority of breakfast, and parliament juggles merger laws and divestiture bills. All this and four more years, apparently, with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.
G+T on the inaugural Financial Services Forum
Our new financial services-themed cryptic crossword
ABC on Google's amusingly massive Russian fines
ACCC on Weet-Bix maker Sanitarium's acquisition of Vita Brits
Extended mix of Bob Hoskins and the menacing Weetabix kids
Track the merger review bill and the latest divestiture bill
What is the Federation Chamber? 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au

Productivity Commission Chair  Danielle Wood joins Partner Jeremy Jose to discuss the evolving role of the Commission, the Competition Taskforce, the progress and prospects of the new Competition Policy Review, and the importance of basing Australian policy on Australian evidence and data. Plus regulatory grids and antitrust raps at G+T's inaugural Financial Services Forum, a googol roubles trouble Google, rectangular wheat biscuit products and the ACCC's enduring priority of breakfast, and parliament juggles merger laws and divestiture bills. All this and four more years, apparently, with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.
<ul>
<ul>
<li>G+T on the inaugural <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/knowledge/financial-services-forum-key-takeaways" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/knowledge/financial-services-forum-key-takeaways&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw15cdRRI0sHv9PQv5TNXD7G">Financial Services Forum</a> </li>
<li>Our new <a href="https://crossword.info/edge/cryptic05" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://crossword.info/edge/cryptic05&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Jqn_VZ1-S0vhtj8D1D8Ob">financial services-themed cryptic crossword</a> </li>
<li>ABC on <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/russia-fines-google-more-money-than-there-is-in-the-entire-world/104547692" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/russia-fines-google-more-money-than-there-is-in-the-entire-world/104547692&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2H0-rMouHD63pAw8JoKPrw">Google's amusingly massive Russian fines</a> </li>
<li>ACCC on <a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/sanitariums-proposed-acquisition-of-vita-brits-not-opposed" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/sanitariums-proposed-acquisition-of-vita-brits-not-opposed&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vdoaHGTPaF-bykcV74Kv8">Weet-Bix maker Sanitarium's acquisition of Vita Brits</a> </li>
<li>Extended mix of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEV46ca55jQ" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DxEV46ca55jQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3dKaX4WgrOGGpQWZ-R4AeH">Bob Hoskins and the menacing Weetabix kids</a> </li>
<li>Track the <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7257" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId%3Dr7257&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1M4s3ugP2RrZdZtAUU9UzL">merger review bill</a> and the <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7263" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId%3Dr7263&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3t5yFpKssVG5nLVYeNMhLs">latest divestiture bill</a>   </li>
<li>What is the <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/House_of_Representatives/Powers_practice_and_procedure/00_-_Infosheets/Infosheet_16_-_The_Federation_Chamber" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/House_of_Representatives/Powers_practice_and_procedure/00_-_Infosheets/Infosheet_16_-_The_Federation_Chamber&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw11n7o-FLu4Hme_mjNxEAl8">Federation Chamber</a>? </li>
<li>Meet the Gilbert + Tobin <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1731644790900000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ePiQlCd0nRtgLCL84jxJQ">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a> team </li>
<li>Email us at <a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>  </li>
</ul>
</ul>

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge. 

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge.&nbsp;

The Competitive Edge

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world. Gilbert + Tobin’s Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with leading experts to give you the competitive edge.

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world. Gilbert + Tobin&rsquo;s Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with leading experts to give you the competitive edge.

Fitter, Happier, More Productive: Chair Danielle Wood on the Productivity Commission and the new National Competition Policy 

Deputy Assistant Attorney-General John W. Elias lays out the mission and culture of the Antitrust Division at the US Department of Justice, covering diversity in competition law, the new geometries of the US merger guidelines, and the recent AI workshop at Stanford. Plus vague promises and unfair trading practices; a hat-trick of competition and labour law complaints against FIFA; the ACCC's new merger surveillance team; and what the US election might mean for antitrust enforcement. All this and a bunch of goo with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au

Deputy Assistant Attorney-General John W. Elias lays out the mission and culture of the Antitrust Division at the US Department of Justice, covering diversity in competition law, the new geometries of the US merger guidelines, and the recent AI workshop at Stanford. Plus vague promises and unfair trading practices; a hat-trick of competition and labour law complaints against FIFA; the ACCC's new merger surveillance team; and what the US election might mean for antitrust enforcement. All this and a bunch of goo with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.
<ul>
<li>Meet the Gilbert + Tobin <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1730433585436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3DOrGiERUJYJOfg_TtP2w7">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a> team</li>
<li>Email us at <a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a></li>
</ul>

…And Justice for All: Deputy Assistant Attorney-General John W. Elias on the Department of Justice, culture and competition, the new US merger guidelines, and artificial intelligence.

Partner Geoff Petersen explores the new role for governments in the energy transition, taking the lead on targets and infrastructure and making sure consumers aren't left behind. But what's left for market mechanisms and national regulation? Plus the recalibrated merger reform bill hits Parliament with something for everyone in the notification thresholds; more supermarket scrutiny here and around the world; greenwashing in fashion and finance; big penalties for those Qantas ghost flights and a speeding ticket for Honda under the right-to-repair scheme. All this and plenty of disfluencies with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.  
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder, "Together in Electric Dreams" 
Breakin'/Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo trailer
G+T on the new merger reform bill and updated notification thresholds
The ACCC's Grocery Inquiry 2008 and Supermarkets Inquiry 2024: was/now
The Prime Minister on shrinkflation
NZ Commerce Commission declines to clear the Foodstuffs merger
The Warehouse, where everyone gets a bargain
G+T's regular wrap-up on consumer law enforcement, Shop Talk
G+T on ASIC's hat-trick in greenwashing cases
The CMA's tailored guidance on greenwashing for fashion brands 
ACCC v Qantas and inflight meals at home
The Motor Vehicle Information Scheme and Honda and Panasonic in the first Fast and Furious heist
Make your own podcast with Google's NotebookLM
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au

Partner Geoff Petersen explores the new role for governments in the energy transition, taking the lead on targets and infrastructure and making sure consumers aren't left behind. But what's left for market mechanisms and national regulation? Plus the recalibrated merger reform bill hits Parliament with something for everyone in the notification thresholds; more supermarket scrutiny here and around the world; greenwashing in fashion and finance; big penalties for those Qantas ghost flights and a speeding ticket for Honda under the right-to-repair scheme. All this and plenty of disfluencies with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.  
<ul>
<ul>
<li>Philip Oakey &amp; Giorgio Moroder, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE1lzqJCeJ0" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DPE1lzqJCeJ0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1QNlrVm-tCzUSl8FyV-ZHs">Together in Electric Dreams</a>" </li>
<li>Breakin'/Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YaNKBmRNvY" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D9YaNKBmRNvY&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05uSncRwGnAmI8WkkSvQQE">trailer</a> </li>
<li>G+T on the <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/knowledge/australias-merger-reform-odyssey-our-first-look-final-merger-reform-bill" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/knowledge/australias-merger-reform-odyssey-our-first-look-final-merger-reform-bill&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0M0-VJ7woc6NIaz4Gdf5Pg">new merger reform bill and updated notification thresholds</a>  </li>
<li>The ACCC's Grocery Inquiry 2008 and Supermarkets Inquiry 2024: <a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/inquiries-and-consultations/finalised-inquiries/grocery-inquiry-2008" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/inquiries-and-consultations/finalised-inquiries/grocery-inquiry-2008&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2qJPKUIxeRzbTQ6qTT6xMF">was</a>/<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/inquiries-and-consultations/supermarkets-inquiry-2024-25" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/inquiries-and-consultations/supermarkets-inquiry-2024-25&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05fWEJryDWlqW6Nea2zKT1">now</a> </li>
<li>The Prime Minister on <a href="https://x.com/AlboMP/status/1841597959039054074" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://x.com/AlboMP/status/1841597959039054074&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw01oqO-uxmL9UDAR_9KNPcv">shrinkflation</a> </li>
<li>NZ Commerce Commission <a href="https://comcom.govt.nz/case-register/case-register-entries/foodstuffs-north-island-limited-and-foodstuffs-south-island-limited" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://comcom.govt.nz/case-register/case-register-entries/foodstuffs-north-island-limited-and-foodstuffs-south-island-limited&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0DjHeQXOUWObEHIR__odPj">declines to clear the Foodstuffs merger</a> </li>
<li>The Warehouse, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltwlg5k8TEk" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DLtwlg5k8TEk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0h770nwjmMocC2pB8ACL7s">where everyone gets a bargain</a> </li>
<li>G+T's regular wrap-up on consumer law enforcement, <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/knowledge/shop-talk-consumer-law-enforcement-wrap" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/knowledge/shop-talk-consumer-law-enforcement-wrap&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw27uHgptB8oyswknytYBCQ-">Shop Talk</a> </li>
<li>G+T on <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/knowledge/largest-greenwashing-penalty-so-far-129m-imposed-vanguard" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/knowledge/largest-greenwashing-penalty-so-far-129m-imposed-vanguard&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ic6AEJL1jn9JhNEPF-FaZ">ASIC's hat-trick in greenwashing cases</a> </li>
<li>The CMA's <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/greenwashing-cma-issues-tailored-guide-for-fashion-brands" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/greenwashing-cma-issues-tailored-guide-for-fashion-brands&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16_VUfeJWbLbFvyAmi2saQ">tailored guidance</a> on greenwashing for fashion brands </li>
<li><a href="https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/services/access-to-files-and-transcripts/online-files/accc-v-qantas" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/services/access-to-files-and-transcripts/online-files/accc-v-qantas&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2vrBTKjALZoBjf3O4BLfWg">ACCC v Qantas</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/02/grounded-beef-airlines-sell-in-flight-meals-to-earthbound-travellers" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/02/grounded-beef-airlines-sell-in-flight-meals-to-earthbound-travellers&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dKeYn5Nf9ll49MUb3AXBX">inflight meals at home</a> </li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/by-industry/cars-and-vehicles/motor-vehicle-information-scheme-mvis" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/by-industry/cars-and-vehicles/motor-vehicle-information-scheme-mvis&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1lhPIxKCG2tSCUUswAifDd">Motor Vehicle Information Scheme</a> and Honda and Panasonic in the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45KyUnBBqYs" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D45KyUnBBqYs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2s9nNvrDJsZ-M0P64RGRfn">first</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45KyUnBBqYs" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D45KyUnBBqYs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2s9nNvrDJsZ-M0P64RGRfn"> Fast and Furious</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45KyUnBBqYs" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D45KyUnBBqYs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2s9nNvrDJsZ-M0P64RGRfn"> heist</a> </li>
<li>Make your own podcast with Google's <a href="https://notebooklm.google.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://notebooklm.google.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0uAtTD5Px6g1SmfXnEiKtn">NotebookLM</a> </li>
<li>Meet the Gilbert + Tobin <a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1729129891321000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1eHT-NGam7EUMmOyUP-pen">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a> team </li>
<li>Email us at <a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>  </li>
</ul>
</ul>

Electric Dreams: Geoff Petersen on the shifting balance between markets and governments in the energy transition.

Partner Louise Klamka takes us down the catwalk where fashion meets competition law. Is the Birkin bag in a market of its own? Is "accessible luxury" a contradiction in terms or a reason to keep Tapestry away from Capri? And how does this relate to industrial relations and ESG-washing? Plus supermarket discounts and the new Food and Grocery Code; new directions for competition law in the European Commission and the Courts; and the Australian Competition Tribunal gets ready for its new role in the merger review framework. All this and More Songs about Buildings and Food with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

Partner Louise Klamka takes us down the catwalk where fashion meets competition law. Is the Birkin bag in a market of its own? Is "accessible luxury" a contradiction in terms or a reason to keep Tapestry away from Capri? And how does this relate to industrial relations and ESG-washing? Plus supermarket discounts and the new Food and Grocery Code; new directions for competition law in the European Commission and the Courts; and the Australian Competition Tribunal gets ready for its new role in the merger review framework. All this and More Songs about Buildings and Food with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.

Fitter, Happier, More Productive: Chair Danielle Wood on the Productivity Commission and the new National Competition Policy

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