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Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news

MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Australian government said Thursday it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with A

Longer wait for interest rate cuts with RBA expected to keep them on hold

Financially-strained borrowers should not expect an early Christmas interest rate present at the final central bank board meeting of 2024.The Reserve Bank of Au

To bring Facebook into line, the government’s going nuclear

So it’s now ratcheting up the stakes – going social media/search platform-nuclear with the introduction of the charge.LoadingYou have to hand it to the gove

Fielding in focus for Aussies after India sweep | cricket.com.au

Australia have turned their attention to their three-match ODI tour of New Zealand after posting a 3-0 clean sweep against India

Huge improvement in the Australian jobs data may be a ‘head fake’ | Forexlive

The data is here from earlier - a stunning drop in the unemployment rate:Westpac are wary of the result. Analysts at the bank say the November Labour Force Surv

A 75-hour luxury train ride through the heart of Australia’s outback | CNN

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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 a new

Facebook, Google to fund Australian journalism under new tax plan

Facebook, Google and TikTok will be forced to fund Australian journalism, even if they do not host it, under a federal government plan to impose a new tax aimed

TikTok caught in Australian tech charge as Labor unveils Meta fightback

But Jones and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland have committed to funding media business at least the same level as the current voluntary deals, which ha

Papua New Guinea team to join Australian competition

A Papua New Guinea team will enter Australia’s National Rugby League by 2028 after a landmark deal was confirmed on Thursday.Australian Prime Minister Anthon

Sports diplomacy: why the Australian government is spending $600 million on a new NRL team in PNG

It has been a busy time in the Australian government’s sports diplomacy locker room. Recently, Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts met with 22 nationa

Australian jobs data weakens case for Feb 2025 Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate cut | Forexlive

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