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News Journalism Payments Bill 2026

Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts

Introduced13 August 2026
Passed House19 August 2026

What does this bill do, in plain English?

This bill requires big tech platforms to pay news organisations for their content.

Source: Australian Parliament House bill record

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