The competition regulator is warning Coclear’s plan to buy its closest competitor will lessen competition and innovation in “the already highly concentrated” hearing device market. The scrutiny comes as the new federal government throws its support behind competition reforms. On Thursday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published its statement of issues with Cochlear’s…

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