[sesutton]

So this is just a very roundabout way of subsidizing Australian news media without having to call it that.

[throwaway2474]

It’s likely an attempt by the libs to buy favour with the Murdoch press, who have traditionally had a lot of control over election outcomes.

[asddubs]

has appeasement honestly ever worked?

[chillfox]

Yes, you could consider it a tax (or rabbit) on large digital platforms to support commercial news corporations.

[DigitalSea]

>Quality news has a cost

Have you seen what Murdoch-owned media publish these days? It's biased clickbait and gossip, there is nothing quality about News Corp content. Look at the front-page of news.com.au and you'll see what alleged News Corp quality news looks like.

There are much better news sources out there not crying about Google (and writing quality investigative journalism) like; crikey.com.au, abc.net.au, theguardian.com.au, theconversation.com/au, independentaustralia.net, michaelwest.com.au.

[barney54]

How is it freeloading? I don’t understand this point of view, but I want to understand your perspective.

[nailer]

The law prevents Google from removing their results. Ie the news companies are freeloading from Google.