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Australia’s ‘coercive’ news media rules are the latest targets of US trade ire

Australia’s ‘coercive’ news media rules are the latest targets of US trade ire

Big Tech and Big Pharma are complaining about Australian laws – and it could lead to more tariffs.

21.03.2025 10

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Rob Nicholls

Big tech firms like Meta forced to pay for news, under Albanese government’s ‘news bargaining incentive’ charge

Big tech companies would have to either do deals with news organisations to help fund journalism or pay a charge to the Australian government, under...

12.12.2024 6

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Rob Nicholls

‘Concerning’: ACCC interim report on supermarket inquiry tells of supplier woes and ‘oligopolistic’ market

It hasn’t been a good week for Coles and Woolworths. On Monday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the national competition...

27.09.2024 10

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Rob Nicholls

Google is worth more in Australia than major news outlets. Here’s how it could better fund journalism

The Global Media Internet Concentration Project examines the concentration of the communications and media in countries around the world. The...

17.09.2024 4

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Rob Nicholls

How well is the federal government regulating social media in Australia?

This is the fourth piece in a series on the Future of Australian media. You can read the rest of the series here. We are part-way through the work...

11.09.2024 2

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Rob Nicholls