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How Big Tech could turn recent Australian setbacks to its advantage

By James Panichi and Saloni Sinha ( September 22, 2025, 07:48 GMT | Comment) -- There may be a silver lining for Big Tech in Epic Games’ recent Australian antitrust wins against Apple and Google. While the Federal Court of Australia rulings may force the companies to open up their app stores to competition, they also sent a message that Australia’s existing antitrust laws have enough firepower to take on the Silicon Valley giants. That suits the tech companies’ top lobbying priority: the scuttling of Australia’s tentative steps toward adopting an EU-style ex ante regime aimed at digital platforms. By any objective measure, Australia has become a thorn in Big Tech’s side....

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