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Businesses that level non-compete clauses on staff could be stifling the Australian economy, Competition Minister Andrew Leigh says, as the government's competition taskforce considers a crackdown on contract terms that limit worker mobility.

Small businesses would be granted a dedicated complaints process within the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, fast-tracking their concerns about breaches of competition law or franchising regulations, under a new bill before the House of Representatives.

Acquisition by a major company is the end goal for many small business founders, but the federal government's new Competition Taskforce promises to scrutinise Australia's deal-making scene -- and the "killer" acquisitions that make it harder for homegrown businesses to flourish on their own.

Minister Andrew Leigh explains how leveling the playing field can help small businesses as customers, suppliers, and competitors.

Australia's competition policies will face a fresh federal government review, as market concentration and falling business formation rates set off alarm bells in Canberra.

The small business sector is now facing "demographic challenges", the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman says.

Work is set to commence on a new pathway for small business representative bodies to fast track their complaints to Australia’s competition regulator.

Australia's competition watchdog is advocating for new rules which would allow it to screen potential corporate mergers before they take place, saying extra checks and balances will protect the economy from anti-competitive behaviour and steer large incumbents from amassing market-defining power.

Australia's competition regulator is intensifying its push to outlaw 'dark patterns', a collection of tactics digital platforms use to confuse customers, encourage them to act against their own interest, or keep paid services they no longer want.

The federal government is considering a major crackdown on unfair trading practices, once again raising the prospect of blanket legislation to replace a patchwork of industry-specific codes of conduct.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers kicked off the first Federal Parliamentary sitting week of 2023 by championing “values-based capitalism”, whe…

Small business groups have praised the Labor government's recent competition reforms, Small Business Bruce Billson says, but the SME advocate suggests more could be done to crack down on harmful conduct in 2023.