Knock, knock. Now what? It’s no joke when the ACCC conducts a dawn raid. New partner Tanya Macdonald talks with Moya Dodd about how you and your staff can survive – or even avoid - the most confronting investigations. Plus Matt Rubinstein takes us around the grounds: Australia's new government looks to ramp up competition law enforcement, the NBN's new undertaking gets a WACC, the ACCC raises a dispute with Mastercard, and more.

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Spot the difference: ACCC on Visa and Mastercard in the least-cost routing scrap, and the Labor party's competition platform in 2019 and 2022.
ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb at the ICN2022 Unilateral Conduct Keynote & Plenary
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Knock, knock. Now what? It’s no joke when the ACCC conducts a dawn raid. New partner Tanya Macdonald talks with Moya Dodd about how you and your staff can survive – or even avoid - the most confronting investigations. Plus Matt Rubinstein takes us around the grounds: Australia's new government looks to ramp up competition law enforcement, the NBN's new undertaking gets a WACC, the ACCC raises a dispute with Mastercard, and more.
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<li>Spot the difference: ACCC on <a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/visa-undertakes-to-address-competition-concerns-over-debit-card-payments" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/visa-undertakes-to-address-competition-concerns-over-debit-card-payments&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654824233862000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hphEiBPrlL2Rdr6M-JcbW">Visa</a> and <a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/mastercard-in-court-for-alleged-misuse-of-market-power-over-card-payments" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/mastercard-in-court-for-alleged-misuse-of-market-power-over-card-payments&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654824233862000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EyEewqabRdw_Nno5kq-Xx">Mastercard</a> in the least-cost routing scrap, and the Labor party's competition platform in <a href="https://www.andrewleigh.com/tougher_penalties_for_competition_rip_offs_media_release" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.andrewleigh.com/tougher_penalties_for_competition_rip_offs_media_release&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654824233862000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1J3IyGEZG75yvuioFWX8dt">2019</a> and <a href="https://alp.org.au/policies/better-competition" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://alp.org.au/policies/better-competition&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654824233862000&amp;usg=AOvVaw06dn2ITi3AbbV8zRaBHl9-">2022</a>.</li>
<li>ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb at the <a href="https://youtu.be/Oc5Z9CaMC50" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/Oc5Z9CaMC50&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1654824233862000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tpOO-idMt6flWWT2fH0zd">ICN2022 Unilateral Conduct Keynote &amp; Plenary</a></li>
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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.

Wake in fright: dawn raids and cartel investigations with Tanya Macdonald

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>
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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;
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<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 Thursday Merger Club: Tanya Macdonald and Haidee Leung on the first year of the new merger regime

Paramount Warner Bros Discovery merger

UK social media ban for under 16s

ACCC v Grill'd alleged greenwashing case

Interview with Dr Andrew Leigh MP

Dr Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury joins us to talk about AI, the revitalised National Competition Policy, non-competes and unfair trading practices, and competition on the field and in the economy. Plus, marathons and ultramarathons, the ParaSkyWarBroDisco merger, the 'Australia Plus' UK social media ban, and the ACCC takes Grill'd to court for greenwashing … All this, and Ewar Woowar, with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.  

 

Links: 
Richard Bachman at Lilja's Library 
Randy Bachman on pronouncing Bachman-Turner Overdrive 
Ultraman: Rising on Netflix and "Ultraman Teo" coming soon.  
The UK Government announces its "Australia-plus" social media ban 
Shakespeare's "Sonnet VI" 
ACCC's case against Grill'd press release, concise statement and court file 
AEC profile of the electoral division of Fenner 
Dr Andrew Leigh's speech on competition policy for AI agents 
Anna Goldworthy's "The God We Made: The Threat and Promise of Artificial Intelligence", Quarterly Essay 102  
Edward Woodward obituary with unexpected Judi Dench 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

Dr Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury joins us to talk about AI, the revitalised National Competition Policy, non-competes and unfair trading practices, and competition on the field and in the economy. Plus, marathons and ultramarathons, the ParaSkyWarBroDisco merger, the 'Australia Plus' UK social media ban, and the ACCC takes Grill'd to court for greenwashing &hellip; All this, and Ewar Woowar, with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://liljas-library.com/page.php?id=10">Richard Bachman</a>&nbsp;at Lilja's Library&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">Randy Bachman on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RWUOkssC1D8">pronouncing Bachman-Turner Overdrive</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwXgOMDONK8">Ultraman: Rising</a>&nbsp;on Netflix and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxy6nCiKtwg">"Ultraman Teo"</a>&nbsp;coming soon.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2">The UK Government&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/social-media-to-be-banned-for-under-16s-in-landmark-government-move-to-givekids-their-childhood-back">announces</a>&nbsp;its "Australia-plus" social media ban&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2">Shakespeare's&nbsp;<a href="https://shakespeare.mit.edu/Poetry/sonnet.VI.html">"Sonnet VI"</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2">ACCC's case against Grill'd&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/grilld-in-court-for-allegedly-misleading-customers-about-tree-day-tuesday-donations">press release</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/ACCC%20v%20Grill%27d%20-%20Concise%20Statement%20%28Stamped%29.pdf">concise statement</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.comcourts.gov.au/file/Federal/P/VID635/2026/actions">court file</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">AEC&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/act/fenner.htm">profile of the electoral division of Fenner</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">Dr Andrew Leigh's speech on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.andrewleigh.com/speech_competition_policy_for_invisible_agents_17_june_2026">competition policy for AI agents</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="2">Anna Goldworthy's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2026/06/the-god-we-made">"The God We Made: The Threat and Promise of Artificial Intelligence"</a>, Quarterly Essay&nbsp;102&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="2"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/16/actor-edward-woodward-dies">Edward Woodward</a>&nbsp;obituary with unexpected Judi Dench&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="11" 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="12" data-aria-level="2">Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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