UK regulator fines 10 carmakers and two trade bodies over green ad collusion | Competition and Markets Authority

Ten leading car manufacturers – plus two automotive trade bodies – have been fined more than £77m by a UK regulator after admitting breaking competition law in relation to advertising their green credentials. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation after a tipoff from Mercedes-Benz, which allowed the German marque to avoid financial…

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Australia election 2025 live: Dutton hints at cuts to ABC if he finds ‘waste’; Coalition to designate gas a ‘critical mineral’ | Australia news

Dutton won’t rule out cutting ABC Staying on Dutton’s interview with ABC radio Melbourne, Raf Epstein asks whether Dutton’s cuts to the public service include the ABC. He won’t rule it out, and says where there is waste or ineffective spending, “we don’t support that”. I think where we find waste and we find ineffective…

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