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in 49 Australian industries the major firms are owned by common investors

  • Written by Adam Triggs, Visiting research fellow, Australian National University
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In more than a fifth of Australia’s industries, the two biggest firms control at least half the market.

Think of telecommunications, supermarkets, department stores, packaging, airlines, hardware, service stations, cinema chains and commercial television.

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