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Big tech companies will have to pay topublish Australian news content under new laws

Australia has passed a law requiring major tech platforms such as Google and Meta to strike deals with Australian news publishers or pay a levy on their advertising revenue.

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Kristina Kukolja21 Aug 2026, 09:34 pmUpdated 4d ago1 min readWorldWorld

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Big tech companies will have to pay to publish Australian news content under new laws

Australia has passed a law requiring major tech platforms such as Google and Meta to strike deals with Australian news publishers or pay a levy on their advertising revenue.

This report is published with credit to NPR. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on NPR →

Source: NPR · Kristina Kukolja. Published 21 Aug 2026, 09:34 pm.

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