Breaking: ACCC knocks back Coles supermarket as consumer watchdog flexes new powers

Australia's consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has blocked a Coles supermarket opening in Kalgoorlie using newly strengthened powers to prevent competitive harm. According to ABC News, the decision marks an unprecedented move by the regulator to protect smaller competitors in the region—evidence that the agency is prepared to enforce competition law against even the largest retailers.

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