Australia: News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026 was introduced to House of Representatives
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News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026 was introduced to House of Representatives
On 13 August 2026, the News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026 was introduced to the House of Representatives. According to the explanatory memorandum, the Bill would impose a 2.5% charge on relevant Australian digital advertising revenue exceeding A…
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
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2026-04-27
in consultation
2026-05-18
processing consultation