The new Scams Prevention Framework will kick in next year with codes of conduct and big penalties for failing to take reasonable steps to combat scams. Competition partner Jeremy Jose and Disputes and Investigations partner Antonia Garling take us through the impact on the telecommunications, digital platform and banking sectors and what this will mean for business and consumers. Plus more tweaks to the new merger process; a green light for Cuscal/Indue but last drinks for MicroStar/Konvoy in the twilight of the old regime, or mergerdämmerung; and a new prohibition on excessive pricing. All this and our upcoming forum on the new merger system with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.  

Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 

Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

The new Scams Prevention Framework will kick in next year with codes of conduct and big penalties for failing to take reasonable steps to combat scams. Competition partner Jeremy Jose and Disputes and Investigations partner Antonia Garling take us through the impact on the telecommunications, digital platform and banking sectors and what this will mean for business and consumers. Plus more tweaks to the new merger process; a green light for Cuscal/Indue but last drinks for MicroStar/Konvoy in the twilight of the old regime, or mergerd&auml;mmerung; and a new prohibition on excessive pricing. All this and our upcoming forum on the new merger system with co-hosts&nbsp;Moya Dodd&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<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=1762845305297000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mHgLz4TJh4yo3eHUAZfca">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;
Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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.

The Sting: Jeremy Jose and Antonia Garling on the new Scams Prevention Framework 

That's a RAP: Indigenous leaders Rachel Perkins, Fiona Jose and Shane Phillips join us at the Sydney launch of G+T's new Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan. What's a RAP, what's a Stretch RAP, what's our RAP, and what's the competition and consumer connection? Plus optimism and pessimism, model Ts and AI at the ACCC/AER Regulatory Conference, the Golden Globes lodge the Penske File, and the plan to wrap the Opera House. All this and more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

Links:   
Things that Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped or wanted to wrap 
Jayde Richmond from the National Anti-Scam Centre at the Bannerman Competition Lecture 
AER's final decision on the Basslink conversion 
Marinus Link and Marinus Dijkhuizen  
G+T on the new mandatory standards for large-scale data centres and the Office of AI 
Bono at the 2003 Golden Globes (NSFW)  
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

That's a RAP: Indigenous leaders Rachel Perkins, Fiona Jose and Shane Phillips join us at the Sydney launch of G+T's new Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan. What's a RAP, what's a Stretch RAP, what's our RAP, and what's the competition and consumer connection? Plus optimism and pessimism, model Ts and AI at the ACCC/AER Regulatory Conference, the Golden Globes lodge the Penske File, and the plan to wrap the Opera House. All this and more with co-hosts&nbsp;Moya Dodd&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;
Links:  &nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2">Things that Christo and Jeanne-Claude&nbsp;<a href="https://kaldorartprojects.org.au/john-remembers-christo-and-jeanne-claude/">wrapped or wanted to wrap</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">Jayde Richmond from the National Anti-Scam Centre at the&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/dJ1KPYSe2PM?t=104">Bannerman Competition Lecture</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2">AER's final decision on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aer.gov.au/industry/registers/determinations/basslink-determination-2025-30/final-decision-basslink-conversion">Basslink conversion</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.marinuslink.com.au/">Marinus Link</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinus_Dijkhuizen">Marinus&nbsp;Dijkhuizen</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2">G+T on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/australian-government-announces-mandatory-ai-standards-for-large-scale-data-centres-and-new-office-of-ai">new mandatory standards for large-scale data centres and the Office of AI</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2">Bono at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEIWI15F6aA">2003 Golden Globes</a>&nbsp;(NSFW)&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

That’s a RAP! Reconciliation, competition law and a corporate challenge

Phase 2 roundup

Coles merger rejected

First phase 2 withdrawals

Two new phase 2's

Saipem /Subsea7

Zoetis / Neogen Genomics Business

First exceptional circumstances declaration

Scambling and other portmanteaux

Interview with Elizabeth Avery

Wrap up

Partner Elizabeth Avery gives us a world tour of new directions in competition law, theories of harm and merger review both here and overseas, and lessons from our role in the Paramount / Warner Bros merger. Plus news you can use on all the Phase 2s, declarations and exemptions in exceptional circumstances, scambling and other portmanteaux, and how to watch — and how definitely not to watch — The Odyssey …  All this and — — — with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

Links: 
Twenty Twenty Six on the BBC and the ABC  
How Perez Prado's Mambo No. 5 became that other one 
Coles's applications to the Competition Tribunal and the Federal Court 
L1 Dominette 01449's genome 
The Government's "exceptional circumstances" bill and the ACCC's class exemption 
The National Anti-Scam Centre's "scambling" taskforce and NSW's "betiquette" spot 
The Washington Post on all the ways you can watch The Odyssey 
Or you could read it! 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

 

Partner Elizabeth Avery gives us a world tour of new directions in competition law, theories of harm and merger review both here and overseas, and lessons from our role in the Paramount / Warner Bros merger. Plus news you can use on all the Phase 2s, declarations and exemptions in exceptional circumstances, scambling and other portmanteaux, and how to watch &mdash; and how definitely not to watch &mdash; The Odyssey&nbsp;&hellip;&nbsp; All this and &mdash; &mdash; &mdash; with co-hosts&nbsp;Moya Dodd&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;
Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2">Twenty Twenty Six&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002stzw">BBC</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/twenty-twenty-six">ABC</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">How Perez Prado's Mambo No. 5&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpA5Gs65ZHI">became that other one</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2">Coles's applications to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.competitiontribunal.gov.au/current-matters/act-1-of-2026">Competition Tribunal</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.comcourts.gov.au/file/Federal/P/NSD1310/2026/actions">Federal Court</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2">L1 Dominette 01449's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/1378962608">genome</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2">The Government's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1493">"exceptional circumstances" bill</a>&nbsp;and the ACCC's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026L00832/latest/text">class exemption</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2">The National Anti-Scam Centre's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasc.gov.au/news/new-taskforce-to-tackle-%E2%80%98scambling%E2%80%99-as-fake-online-casinos-target-first-nations-australians">"scambling" taskforce</a>&nbsp;and NSW's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLiWFQ8JSuo">"betiquette"</a>&nbsp;spot&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">The Washington Post&nbsp;on&nbsp;all the ways you can watch&nbsp;The Odyssey&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">Or you could&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1727/1727-h/1727-h.htm">read</a>&nbsp;it!&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="2">Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="2">Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

Twenty Twenty Six: Elizabeth Avery on international antitrust, merger review and theories of harm after the World Cup

ACCC's new streamlined exemption powers

Unfair contract term cases:  Miyagi and Prime

Prohibition against excessive pricing

New ACCC merger FAQs

Bill to modify merger regime

Interview with Tanya Macdonald & Haidee Leung

Partner Tanya Macdonald and Special Counsel Haidee Leung join us to talk about the first year of the new merger regime -- half-voluntary, half-mandatory -- how it started, how it's going, what's changed and the changes to come. Plus exceptional circumstances call for exceptional measures, the ACCC whacks Miyagi and probes Prime for unfair contract terms, and new rules target supermarket price-gouging … All this and the Anzac Act with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.

Links: 
The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix 
Is the Strait of Hormuz open? or Is the Strait of Hormuz closed? 
G+T on the ACCC's new powers to act in exceptional circumstances 
The ACCC's court action against Miyagi and Amazon for unfair contract terms 
ACCC media release, guidelines and the industry code on supermarket excessive pricing 
The ACCC's latest merger FAQs 
G+T on the latest changes to the merger control regime 
SBS on Anzac cookies and biscuits 
"Wogball: Australia's Beautiful Game" on SBS 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

Partner Tanya Macdonald and Special Counsel Haidee Leung join us to talk about the first year of the new merger regime -- half-voluntary, half-mandatory -- how it started, how it's going, what's changed and the changes to come. Plus exceptional circumstances call for exceptional measures, the ACCC whacks Miyagi and probes Prime for unfair contract terms, and new rules target supermarket price-gouging &hellip; All this and the Anzac Act with co-hosts <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/moyadodd/">Moya Dodd</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-rubinstein-8b7711133/">Matt Rubinstein</a>.
Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/thursday-murder-club-cast-release-date-plot">The Thursday Murder Club</a>&nbsp;on Netflix&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://straits.live/is-the-strait-of-hormuz-open">Is the Strait of Hormuz open?</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://straits.live/is-the-strait-of-hormuz-closed">Is the Strait of Hormuz closed?</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2">G+T on the ACCC's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/accc-gains-fast-track-exemption-and-authorisation-powers-in-exceptional-circumstances">new powers to act in exceptional circumstances</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2">The ACCC's court action against&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/miyagi-and-its-ceo-in-court-over-alleged-unfair-contract-terms-and-misrepresentations-in-health-program-sales">Miyagi</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/amazon-in-court-for-introducing-ads-to-prime-video-using-allegedly-unfair-contract-terms">Amazon</a>&nbsp;for unfair contract terms&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2">ACCC&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-to-monitor-supermarket-compliance-with-new-excessive-pricing-prohibition">media release</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/publications/guidelines-on-compliance-and-enforcement-for-the-supermarkets-excessive-pricing-prohibition">guidelines</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-to-monitor-supermarket-compliance-with-new-excessive-pricing-prohibition">industry code</a>&nbsp;on supermarket excessive pricing&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2">The ACCC's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/frequently-asked-questions-about-merger-reform">latest merger FAQs</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">G+T on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/insights/bill-introduces-critical-key-changes-to-australias-merger-control-regime">latest changes to the merger control regime</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">SBS on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/what-you-can-and-cant-call-anzac-biscuits/htzkgflfi">Anzac cookies and biscuits</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/wogball-australias-beautiful-game/2502347843944">"Wogball: Australia's Beautiful Game"</a>&nbsp;on SBS&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="2">Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="2">Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

The Sting: Jeremy Jose and Antonia Garling on the new Scams Prevention Framework

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