The Watchdog podcast is back for 2026. Kicking off the new season, Maddocks Partner and host Shaun Temby and Maddocks Special Counsel Christopher Marsh return to the mics to mark a major milestone: the tenth edition of Maddocks’ ACCC Year in Review publication. Together, they reflect on a decade of regulatory change and the ACCC’s shifting role in Australia’s economy.

Across ten editions, the publication has charted the ACCC’s evolution from a traditional competition and consumer protection enforcer to a multidisciplinary market steward, spanning digital platform regulation, energy transition oversight, mandatory merger reform, and consumer protection in an increasingly complex economic landscape.

👉 Read the publication: Watchdog Recap | 2025 ACCC Year in Review