Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Albanese government set to pass new media bargaining code

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Albanese government is set to legislate a new media bargaining code to make tech companies pay for the news journalism they reuse.

This follows discussions between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor this week and some tweaks to the exposure draft.

The News Bargaining Incentive and the News Journalism Payments bills will be introduced to parliament on Thursday. Under the scheme, companies will be forced to pay a tax based on their Australian digital advertising revenue if they fail to strike deals with Australian publishers.

Lire l'article complet