‘Like an ambulance at the bottom of a cliff’: ACCC cracks down on bad franchises
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-03-16 06:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Business / Companies
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Business & Economy
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The consumer and competition watchdog has called on the government to adopt new franchise laws that would permit the regulator to suspend badly behaving chains and stop small business operators from suffering ongoing harm.
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