Xmas in February: Partner Louise Klamka takes us behind the scenes of the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities and what we can expect in the coming year -- a wake-up call for business and advisers, changes to the law and the three-body problem of competition law, consumer protection and ex ante regulation. Plus Phase 2 mergers join the school of hard NOCCs, Fortnite fans emote as Epic Games and Google settle up, and a slap on the wristband for Live Nation/Ticketmaster? All this and the Brisbane Olympics with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. Links:

O, for Hormuz of Fire: Geoff Petersen on the regulatory response to the fuel shocks that are raising prices and causing shortages around the world.
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The Secret Agent: Peter Waters and Andrew Low on the rise and the risks of agentic AI in commerce
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The World's Fair: Liana Witt and David Holmes on Australia's new unfair trading practices proposal
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