News Bargaining Incentive
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Labor holds firm on plan to make tech giants pay for news as Meta attacks
The government is pressing ahead with its plan to make tech giants fund journalism, shrugging off Meta’s claim it amounts to a “discriminatory tax”.
- David Swan, Calum Jaspan and Nick Newling
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Albanese risks Trump backlash with plan to make tech giants pay for journalism
The prime minister is pressing ahead with a scheme to make social media giants such as TikTok, Google and Meta funnel up to $250 million into Australian news content.
- Paul Sakkal and David Swan
- Editorial
- For subscribers
Big Tech must do its part to preserve quality journalism
The Albanese government’s new laws regulate global media giants and uphold national sovereignty.
- The Herald's View
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- Social media
Meta will throw the toys out of the cot - again
Local journalism deserves saving. But the scheme designed to save it rests on assumptions that the Facebook and Instagram owner has already demolished, without consequences.
- David Swan
- Analysis
- Data centres
For every $100 in data centres, $80 leaves Australia almost immediately
Data centres are the infrastructure boom of the decade. But how much of the investment actually stays in the country?
- David Swan
- Exclusive
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
- Opinion
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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