UPDATE 1-Australia clears Expedia's $610 mln Wotif.com takeover
October 01, 2014 at 19:43 PM EDT
SYDNEY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Australia's antitrust regulator on Thursday cleared online travel giant Expedia Inc to buy local rival Wotif.com Holdings Ltd, saying it did not expect the A$699 million ($610 million) deal to substantially lessen competition.