Gambling and big tech tax: Albo and Taylor dealmaking continues
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Albanese and Taylor negotiate news‑bargaining and gambling bills, adjusting tech‑platform payouts from 17% to 25%.Summary
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor have continued negotiations over the news‑bargaining incentive and gambling legislation. The government and the Coalition reached a compromise that extends bipartisan support for a pioneering scheme requiring big‑tech platforms to reimburse Australian publishers. The amendment changes the percentage of tech‑platform payouts that a single news outlet can receive, raising it from a planned 17% to 25%. The deal also involves the Labor government referring the gambling bill to the National Anti‑Corruption Commission. Meanwhile, a separate UK by‑election pits Nigel Farage against Count Binface.
(Source：Crikey)