From www.claytonutz.com: ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has outlined the enforcement priorities for 2025-26, focusing on key sectors such as supermarkets, telecommunications, and aviation to address cost-of-living impacts and ensure robust competition.

The ACCC will also target consumer law concerns, including misleading pricing practices and unfair contract terms, while implementing new merger control regulations effective January 2026.

Additionally, priorities include addressing environmental claims, improving compliance in consumer guarantees, and monitoring competition in essential services.