Graeme Samuel
Graeme Samuel is a former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and an ex-chairman of Victoria’s taxi commission. He recently commented on the taxi industry's failures, highlighting the widespread consumer fraud uncovered in A2B's operations as indicative of decades of regulatory shortcomings.
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Airlines for Australia & New Zealand chair Graeme Samuel AC noted that service providers are obliged to provide a service that is fit for the purpose.
Aviation consumer protections could threaten low-cost airline’s existence
Australia· 2026-05-29
Graeme Samuel, the chairman of airline industry group A4ANZ, criticized the government's aviation consumer protections as unworkable.
Airlines warn of higher ticket costs due to government levyAustralia· 2026-02-09
Professor Graeme Samuel, head of airline industry group A4ANZ, described the meeting as 'highly productive'.
Air traffic controller shortages trigger calls for government monitoringAustralia· 2026-01-31
Graeme Samuel, chairman of Airlines for Australia and New Zealand, criticized Airservices Australia’s conduct regarding flight delays.
Dozens of flights cancelled at Sydney Airport amid critical staffing issueAustralia· 2026-01-15In 2021, former competition watchdog chief Graeme Samuel published a scathing review of environmental laws.
Albanese asks ‘Mr Fix-it’ to conduct overhaulAustralia· 2025-08-25
Graeme Samuel led an independent review that recommended a series of big reforms in 2020.
Like ChatGPT, we need clear goals and rules. Otherwise, we could make bad decisionsAustralia· 2025-07-18
Former ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel criticized the report’s recommendations as not effective or not having enough teeth.
Major supermarkets buck against ACCC findings of entrenched dominanceAustralia· 2025-03-21
Graeme Samuel expressed anger and upset over the video evidence of Jarnail Singh's abuse.
Taxi driver caught on film abusing passengers has put a spotlight on the entire industryAustralia· 2025-02-16
Graeme Samuel, the former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, expressed reluctance to catch a taxi due to high costs and industry regulation failures.
Cabcharge review ordered as hospital blasts ‘unethical’ conductAustralia· 2025-02-16
Graeme Samuel, the former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, criticized the taxi industry for its inability to reform.
13Cabs, SilverService owner faces accusations of scams, rorting customersAustralia· 2025-02-14
