Dr Lilla Csorgo, lay member of the High Court of New Zealand, joins us to talk about being Chief Economist in three different countries, approaches to ex ante regulation and merger control, being approximately correct vs precisely wrong, and whether fiction and economics have anything in common. Plus, the ACCC wins against Coles in its “was/now/had been” pricing case, the courts have thoughts on NSW Ports, competition and consumer initiatives in the federal budget, and competition and consumer concerns at the FIFA World Cup … All this and e-micromobility with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.    

Links:   

• Henry Ergas, "TSLRIC, TELRIC and Other Forms of Forward-Looking Cost Models in Telecommunications: A Curmudgeon's Guide" at SSRN 
• Softwar by Thierry Breton and Denis Beneich at The Internet Archive 
• Prose and plays by Dr Lilla Csorgo  
• ACCC v Coles [2026] FCA 598  
• Mayfield v NSW Ports [2026] HCA 21 Summary and Judgment 
• "Why Susie sells seashells by the seashore: Implicit egotism and major life decisions", Journey of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(4) 469-487 
• Why all fire trucks are called Dennis 
• Discover your Hogwarts House at Hatty Potter Wizarding World 
• Julien Guyon, "Risk of Collusion: Will Groups of 3 Ruin the FIFA World Cup?" 
• The Disgrace of Gijon on YouTube 
• Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
• Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au