News Bargaining Incentive
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Google, Meta take aim at Australian plan for tech giants to pay for journalism
A powerful trade group has branded Australia’s plans to force the tech giants to support local media a “tax” that could breach Australia’s free trade deal with the US.
- John Buckley
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- Opinion
- Opinion
Will Zuckerberg go crying to Trump about Albo’s media tax? You bet
The Facebook and Instagram boss understands very well the leverage provided by being one of Trump’s tech bro friends.
- Elizabeth Knight
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- Trade wars
‘Not on my watch’: Albanese says key US trade grievances are not negotiable
The US trade office has added to its list of grievances with Australia just before the Trump administration unveils a new tranche of tariffs.
- Michael Koziol
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- Trade wars
Musk and big tech urge Trump to punish Australia
The companies have blamed Australia for “coercing” them into sacrificing their revenue to schemes such as the News Media Bargaining Incentive.
- David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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- Social media
Pay up by January 1 or face huge penalties, government tells Zuckerberg
Labor plans to legislate a yearly charge in the tens of millions of dollars on big social media platforms to fund journalism.
- Paul Sakkal and Calum Jaspan
Jobs on the line as media chiefs unite in stinging rebuke of Meta
The bosses of Nine, News Corp and Seven West Media have called for a potential ban on Facebook if parent company Meta fails to comply with local laws and values.
- Calum Jaspan
Faced with paying for news, Google omits California sites for some
The company is against a bill to stop journalism job losses as publishers struggle to make money, while it cashes in on advertising in search results.
- Adam Beam and Tran Nguyen
Frydenberg urges Labor to negotiate with Zuckerberg over media deal
The former federal treasurer, now the Goldman Sachs Australia chairman, said brokering a deal with Meta and Google involved one-on-one conversations with the companies’ chiefs.
- Jessica Yun
Facebook exit would be an ‘existential moment’ for media, Costello warns
Meta’s decision to pull almost $70 million in annual revenue for news organisations puts reputable journalism at risk.
- Calum Jaspan and Millie Muroi
Job losses and potentially ‘dire’ impact on regional media from Meta’s news exit
Australian Community Media boss Antony Catalano warns of job losses in regional publishing.
- Calum Jaspan