The Competitive Edge

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Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge. 

  1. 16H AGO

    The Secret Agent: Peter Waters and Andrew Low on the rise and the risks of agentic AI in commerce

    Legend emeritus Peter Waters and Partner Andrew Low take us through the rise and the risks of agentic AI in commerce and beyond: how AI agents can organise our holidays and even our lives, why we might or might not want them to, and how they interface with contract, competition and consumer protection law. Plus, Australia's highest individual competition law penalty in the Qteq case, and the US war against Iran brings concerns over fuel supply and pricing as well as limits on AI. All this and Maxwell Smart with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.    Links:    The ACCC's fuel price monitoring updates  Treasury Laws Amendment (Doubling Penalties for ACCC Enforcement) Bill 2026  One of the David Byrnes talks to the ABC about petrol prices  The other one sings "(Nothing but) Flowers"  Anthropic on its dispute with the Department of War and its preliminary reprieve (for now)  Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team  Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au   Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    40 min
  2. Xmas in February: Louise Klamka on the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026-27

    MAR 17

    Xmas in February: Louise Klamka on the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026-27

    Xmas in February: Partner Louise Klamka takes us behind the scenes of the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities and what we can expect in the coming year -- a wake-up call for business and advisers, changes to the law and the three-body problem of competition law, consumer protection and ex ante regulation. Plus Phase 2 mergers join the school of hard NOCCs, Fortnite fans emote as Epic Games and Google settle up, and a slap on the wristband for Live Nation/Ticketmaster? All this and the Brisbane Olympics with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.   Links:    G+T on the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026-17  Notice of Competition Concerns summaries for Ampol/EG Australia and Coles in Kalgoorlie   All about Spudshed  Pantone 16-1350 TPG Amberglow and 17-1463 TCX Tangerine Tango  The Premier League's statement on Manchester City's 115 charges   Term sheet outlining the settlement between Epic Games and Google  AFL and NRL footy at the Brisbane Olympics?  Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team  Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au   Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 min
  3. The World's Fair: Liana Witt and David Holmes on Australia's new unfair trading practices proposal

    MAR 4

    The World's Fair: Liana Witt and David Holmes on Australia's new unfair trading practices proposal

    Partner Liana Witt and lawyer David Holmes take us through the Australian government's plan to prohibit unfair trading practices -- with all the low-down on subscription traps and drip pricing, the tests and the penalties, and how businesses can prepare for the new rules. Plus, the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026-27, what's going down down down at the Coles pricing hearing, and even more changes to the US antitrust landscape … All this and Buffalo buffalo with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.    Links:    The Garden Palace Fire of 1882  G+T on the ACCC's compliance and enforcement priorities for 2026-17  Lian and David on the government's unfair trading practices proposal  Buffalo buffalo and had had had had  New York Times on Gail Slater's departure from the Antitrust Division  What is a possession arrow in basketball or merger review?  We're All Going to the World's Fair trailer  Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team  Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au      Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    40 min
  4. Once Upon a Time in China: Amelia McKellar on merger control, involution-style competition and the accidental sad horse in China

    FEB 18

    Once Upon a Time in China: Amelia McKellar on merger control, involution-style competition and the accidental sad horse in China

    Special Counsel Amelia McKellar joins us to explore merger control and microchips, industry policy and involution in the world's second-largest economy. Plus, all the news on the new and now mandatory Australian merger framework, G+T's new tool to navigate all those thresholds and forms, the proposed prohibition on unfair trading practices planned for 2027, and a whistleblower bounty in the US … All this and the accidental sad horse with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.          Links:    ABC on Australia's Central Western Standard Time Zone (UTC+08:45)   The Criterion Collection on the Once Upon a Time in China series   The consolidated Notifications Determination and the Forms Determination   G+T on the merger changes that came into effect in January 2026  Our new merger assessment obligation tool: MerTL  Possibly the best book written on the subject of turtle stacking  US Antitrust Division and US Postal Service pay $1m whistleblower bounty  Check out our episode on whistleblowers with Kieran Pender from last September  No-one's far from anyone anymore with the OTC in 1990  The Guardian on the accidental sad/crying horse  Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team  Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au   Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min
  5. How to Host a Merger: Elizabeth Avery and Costas Condoleon on the latest updates to the merger regime and what global counsel need to know about our new system.

    JAN 9

    How to Host a Merger: Elizabeth Avery and Costas Condoleon on the latest updates to the merger regime and what global counsel need to know about our new system.

    How to Host a Merger: In our special Antipodean summer edition, head of Competition Elizabeth Avery and co-head of Corporate Advisory and M&A, Costas Condoleon, share their experiences with Australia’s new merger regime so far, with a focus on multijurisdictional mergers, foreign investment, and global counsel. Notification thresholds, forms and fees, engaging with the competition and foreign investment regulators, information requirements and timeframes, conditions precedent and how to avoid gun-jumping … all this and board games with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein of #TheCompetitiveEdge #podcast #competitionlaw Links:  How to host a How to Host a Murder, original and reboot Our new merger review portal, Australia’s new merger regime: what you need to know All about drop bears, hoop snakes and fishing spiders Try our new competition-law-themed cryptic crossword and all our other ones Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    33 min
  6. Mergerbot: Simon Muys and Tanya Macdonald on the recent and upcoming refinements to the new merger process

    12/16/2025

    Mergerbot: Simon Muys and Tanya Macdonald on the recent and upcoming refinements to the new merger process

    Partners Simon Muys and Tanya Macdonald join us to ring in Australia’s new merger clearance regime – what's settled, what's still up in the air and how our clients are navigating the new world in the third but not necessarily final instalment of our webinar series. This episode may qualify for 1 CPD point depending on your jurisdiction. Plus Skarsgårds and Sarsgaards, trilogies of four or more, and our new MergerHub … All this and nothing more with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.   Check out our new hub on Australia's new merger regime: what you need to know  Watch a video of the webinar  Assistant Minister Andrew Leigh's announcement of refinements to the regime  Skarsgårds in Murderbot on Apple TV, It: Welcome to Derry on HBO Max and Andor on Disney+  Desert wildflowers in Broken Hill  The Matrix filming locations in Sydney  Try our new competition-law-themed cryptic crossword and all our other ones  Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team  Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au   Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 7m
  7. The Merger Reform Forum: ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb on the new merger review framework

    12/08/2025

    The Merger Reform Forum: ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb on the new merger review framework

    ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb delivers a keynote at our recent forum on the new merger framework that's just around the riverbend: why the change, how to engage with the ACCC, and what's still up in the air. Plus the Chatham chat on fees, thresholds and first-instance decision-making, an agreement on unfair trading practices, the FTC loses its case against Meta, and former chair Lina Khan's new gig in New York … All this and movie posters with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein of #TheCompetitiveEdge #podcast #competitionlaw #rrrjrrr Links: The complete The Rural Juror on 30 Rock Heraclitus/Pocahontas on social media market definitions (sing-along) FTC v Meta memorandum opinion Treasury Ministers announcement on unfair trading practices The Guardian on Lina Khan's new gig John McWhorter on mispronouncing Mamdani Drew Struzan and Richard Amsel movie posters Our new competition-law-themed cryptic crossword and all our other ones Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    44 min
  8. DPSI 10 Your Seatbelts: Kate Reader on the Digital Platform Services Inquiry and what's next for the ACCC in digital regulation

    11/20/2025

    DPSI 10 Your Seatbelts: Kate Reader on the Digital Platform Services Inquiry and what's next for the ACCC in digital regulation

    DPSI 10 Your Seatbelts: Kate Reader, head of the ACCC's Digital Markets Branch and G+T alum, returns to unpack the landmark Digital Platform Services Inquiry, developments in Australia and overseas and greatly exaggerated rumours about the ACCC's digital team. Plus the newest conference on the competition mafia or knitting circle's calendar, the new acquisitions register hits its stride, and a hot potato for the Wiggles … All this and merger jokes with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.  [Links]   ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb's speech at the Australian Competition Summit  Julian Wright and Andrei Hagiu on Artificial Intelligence and Competition Policy  The entire Digital Platform Services Inquiry 2020-25  Australia's lunar rover Roo-ver  The Wiggles on button batteries and electricity more generally  Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team  Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au   Support the show: https://www.gtlaw.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    29 min
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