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This article talks about price discrimination. In Australia, the government things that the prices are higher than anywhere else in the world ( prices charged by foreign companies). In my opinion, this is because these major companies had the ability to discriminate, due to income, which is found to be higher and the geographical destination. It is a third degree discrimination. All the required conditions for discrimination were available. The companies have ability to set prices, as they are in an oligopoly competition. The consumers in other parts in the world are not likely to by the product and sell it to Australians. And price elasticity in Australis is found to be higher due to the higher income they have,