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Antitrust regulator bars Australian banks from collectively bargaining on Apple Pay

Allowing banks to collectively offer their own digital wallets in Apple iPhones, in competition with Apple's Apple Pay system, would reduce each bank's ability to negotiate with the U.S. firm, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said.

Australia sues Volkswagen over engines rigged to bypass emission regulations

Australian authorities on Thursday announced that they have sued German car manufacturer Volkswagen over its rigged diesel engines aimed at manipulating emissions data.

Australian anti-trust regulator declines banks interim approval to negotiate with Apple

Australia's anti-trust regulator on Friday said it would not grant the country's three biggest banks interim approval to collectively negotiate with Apple Inc to install their own electronic payments applications on iPhones.