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Policy Without Policymaking: Australia’s New Digital Competition Regime Is Primarily Designed to Get Through Parliament

The Australian government’s announcement earlier this month of a proposed new competition regime for digital marketplaces has a long history. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been investigating digital-market competition for nearly a decade. The latest iteration of the ACCC’s digital platforms inquiry has published nine interim reports, with a tenth report to ... Policy Without Policymaking: Australia’s New Digital Competition Regime Is Primarily Designed to Get Through Parliament