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Google says Australia cannot decide global Play Store rules in Epic antitrust case

By Saloni Sinha ( December 19, 2025, 07:33 GMT | Insight) -- Google has pushed back against Epic Games’ sweeping remedy proposals in an Australian antitrust case, arguing that the global orders sought cannot lawfully be imposed by the court. In a Federal Court hearing on Friday, lawyer Noel Hutley, acting for Google, said that Epic Games was not only seeking an order to readmit Fortnite to the Australian Play Store but also asking the court to “manage the world market in apps.” Google has pushed back against Epic Games’ sweeping remedy proposals in an Australian antitrust case, arguing that the global orders sought cannot lawfully be imposed by the court....

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