Original article by Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 22-Feb-16
Australia’s new Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says the National Party favours making changes to competition law to introduce a so-called "effects test". However, many blue-chip companies oppose any move to introduce changes to the misuse of market power provisions in order to protect small businesses. They include Woolworths, Wesfarmers, Insurance Australia Group and Boral.
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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX IAG, BORAL LIMITED – ASX BLD, SYDNEY AIRPORT – ASX SYD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, AGL ENERGY LIMITED – ASX AGK, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, KMART AUSTRALIA LIMITED, TARGET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED, IGA, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION