Antitrust hipsters are going mainstream around the world -- but what about Australia?

The "hipster antitrust" movement emerged in 2017 as young lawyer Lina Khan and others argued that competition law should embrace a wider variety of harms and benefits than the price-focussed consumer welfare standard.  The pushback was firm - including from ACCC boss Rod Sims - and hipster antitrust was consigned by many to the recycling crate of history. Fast forward to 2021 - Lina Khan leads the FTC and antitrust hipsters are quickly becoming mainstream. Betty Mkatshwa joins us to discuss how we got here and where we're going. Plus: criminal cartels that make you sick, rigged roofing allegations, and what Don Bradman's batting average has in common with committal hearings for the Federal Court.

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Links from the episode:

• "I am not an antitrust hipster, says Rod Sims", our report on the ACCC Chair's comments in 2018.
• Nod and a Wink newsletter on Hipster Antitrust.
• OECD project on Gender Inclusive Competition Policy ft. Betty Mkatshwa
• Justice Wigney's interlocutory decision in CDPP v Citigroup (No. 5) -- not the first time "shemozzle" has appeared in a Federal Court judgment but apparently the first time it has appeared as a catchword.
• Magic 8-Ball online
• Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition + Regulation team

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