This is the seventh interim report for the ACCC's Digital Platform Services Inquiry. The report considers competition and consumer issues from the expanding ecosystems of digital platform providers in Australia.

This literature summary is the first output of Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-REG)’s joint work in exploring relevant digital platform technologies and their regulatory implications. Each DP-REG member is also separately considering more specific harms stemming from AI relevant to their respective mandates.

This working paper considers the benefits, risks and harms of large language models and how the technology intersects with the regulatory remit of each member.

This second interim report makes draft findings and recommendations regarding the costs of providing childcare services, the nature of competition in childcare markets, the profitability and viability of the sector, and the effectiveness of Australia’s existing price regulation mechanisms in aiding affordability of childcare.

These penalty guidelines set out the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s general approach when determining the penalty considered appropriate to include in submissions to the Court.