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Big Tech, employers oppose Australia's move to ban noncompetes, no-poach agreements

By James Panichi ( November 3, 2025, 06:14 GMT | Insight) -- Abobe, Apple, eBay and OpenAI are among tech giants opposing Australia’s planned antitrust revamp that would ban noncompete employment provisions and no-poach agreements, arguing the move would leave businesses — particularly startups — unprotected against labor mobility. In a submission to the Australian government’s most recent discussion paper, the Tech Council of Australia said that while it strongly supported job mobility for local tech workers, “innovative startups” were particularly vulnerable to workers leaving and taking their valuable knowledge to competitors.Abobe, Apple, eBay and OpenAI are among tech giants opposing Australia’s planned antitrust revamp that would ban noncompete employment provisions and no-poach agreements, arguing the move would leave businesses — particularly startups — unprotected against labor mobility....

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