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Australia unveils a draft News Bargaining Incentive scheme that imposes a 2.25% levy on local revenues for platforms; Meta says the government is "simply wrong" (The Guardian)
The Guardian : Australia unveils a draft News Bargaining Incentive scheme that imposes a 2.25% levy on local revenues for platforms; Meta says the government is “simply wrong” — Google also rejects ne…
Tech giants face new levy to pay for Australian news as Meta calls position ‘simply wrong’
Google also rejects need for reform after Albanese government reveals draft news bargaining incentive scheme Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free a…
Australia aims to tax tech giants unless they pay news outlets
SYDNEY - Australia unveiled draft laws on Tuesday that would tax tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok unless they voluntarily strike deals to pay lo...…
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals
Social media giants could be forced to pay for news under media bargaining code draft
Tech giants including Meta, Google and TikTok will be pressured to enter into financial deals with Australian news services.…
Shadow minister says Australia ‘ill-prepared’ for conflict – as it happened
This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The White House has nominated David Brat , a former Republican member of the US House of Representatives, to be the…
David Brat, Ayn Rand expert who once argued Christianity and capitalism should merge, named as US ambassador to Australia
Republican, who has Masters of Divinity, represented Virginia in Congress for two terms Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podc…
Australians will call ‘bullshit’ on green energy without clearer benefits, Rudd warns
Former prime minister says policies will lose support without continued lower prices but sees some hope in US experience under Trump Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Kevin …
Australia’s south-east set for drier and hotter winter as BoM forecasts potential El Niño
Queensland and NSW set for lower than usual rainfall in May, June and July, while temperatures in most of the country likely to be higher than normal Follow our Australia news live blog for latest upd…
It costs $230 out-of-pocket to see a dermatologist. Many Australians go without – despite soaring skin cancer rates
<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> Report shows cost of first appointment rose $20 in one year, with steeper rises in Western Australia, South Australia and Tasmania</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.the…
Big tech hits back at Labor's news payment plan
US tech giant Meta has condemned Labor's plan to tax large digital platforms that fail to pay for using Australian journalism as "government-mandated transfer of wealth".…
Adelaide writers’ week sacrificed to save city’s prestigious arts festival, documents show
Briefings obtained by freedom of information warned a ‘cascade of withdrawals’ could lead to collapse of 2026 South Australian festival Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Ade…
After blows to his anti-protest laws, Minns considers retreat from ‘globalise the intifada’ ban
The NSW premier, who was unequivocal in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, has now linked the fate of his state’s laws with those of the Queensland legal challenge Follow our Australia news live blo…
Rebel Wilson tells defamation trial she was not behind websites that attacked producer
Hollywood actor says she would not have been horrified by sites because Amanda Ghost was allegedly bullying her at time Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ema…
Britain is rarely considered a major cruising destination, but it’s booming
The British are going mad for domestic cruising, and that’s good news for Australians looking for increasing choices in chilly but interesting seas.…
Gina Rinehart calls for immigrants’ social media to be screened in Anzac memorial speech
Mining magnate also claims children are being taught to be ashamed of the Australian flag in a speech to 4,000 people on the Sydney Opera House steps Follow our Australia news live blog for latest upd…
Father and four children escaped blaze that killed two others at home in Blue Mountains foothills
NSW police say human remains found and four people taken to hospital after overnight fire in Bowen Mountain house Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , f…
Men accused of raping cellmates mistakenly allowed to stay in shared cells by Queensland prison staff
Strict protocols violated by corrections staff who wrongly believed sexual assault cases were ‘closed’, ombudsman finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news ema…
McDonald’s to open on Melbourne street once dubbed ‘world’s coolest’ after winning legal challenge
Fast food giant cannot not be denied on basis it doesn’t suit ‘vibe’ of location, tribunal finds Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily …
‘This has to be a wake-up call’: NSW attorney general urged to order inquest into death of Sydney’s ‘birdman’
Alex Greenwich says inquest crucial to understand what failures led to Bikram Lama’s death and avoid similar deaths Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales att…
Taylor says higher risk of ‘bad people coming from bad countries’ and that welcome to country ceremonies ‘overused’
Opposition leader doubles down on immigration policy and defends preferencing One Nation over independent in Farrer in ABC interview Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our brea…
Patient allegedly attacks several nurses, police and member of the public at Sydney hospital
Calls for more security measures after man, 51, arrested over alleged assaults at Prince of Wales hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app…
Police blocked members of anti-immigration group from Perth dawn service after Anzac Day booing in eastern states
Footage posted online shows police telling people they were being removed due to suspicion they would interrupt ceremony Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news em…