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Welcome to The State of Competition, Australia’s home of competition law analysis. Every month or so we bring you a short piece examining a topical issue.

The State of Competition is published by Alexandra Merrett, Rachel Trindade and Rhonda Smith, experienced practitioners in the field of Australian competition law and economics. You can find out more about Rhonda, Rachel and Alexandra, including brief bios, selected publications and contact details by following the links below.

Issue 12: The Australian difference – is the public benefit test eroding?

In the previous edition of The State of Competition, we looked at the filings available for statutory immunity in Australia and commented on their use as a tool for businesses wanting to achieve best practice compliance.  In this follow-up issue, we examine some more complex aspects of filings, including whether they are fulfilling their intended role in our competition law Continue Reading

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Recent Issues

Follow the archives link to see past issues of The State Of Competition

Issue 11: A road map to statutory immunity in Australia
Issue 10: The consumer is king!
Issue 9: 2012 in review
Issue 8: When agents (allegedly) price fix
Issue 7: A primer in market definition
Issue 6: The ACCC's review of merger processes