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Treasury opened consultation on News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026

On 27 April 2026, the Australian Treasury opened a consultation on the exposure draft News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026 until 18 May 2026. The draft Bill would formally impose the news media bargaining charge at a rate of 2.25% of the consolida…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content remuneration regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, other service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-04-27
in consultation

On 27 April 2026, the Australian Treasury opened a consultation on the exposure draft News Media Ba…

2026-05-18
processing consultation

On 18 May 2026, the Australian Treasury closes the consultation on the exposure draft News Media Ba…