As ACCC chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb will put the public interest first, despite years of fighting for business
- Written by Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne

The proposed appointment of Gina Cass-Gottlieb as chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) next year is welcome, as is the appointment of Liza Carver as ACCC enforcement commissioner.
If approved by a majority of the states, they will start in March.
Cass-Gottlieb is a fine appointment. She is widely regarded...