{"id":1937,"date":"2026-08-05T12:57:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:57:58","slug":"donald-trump-and-us-big-tech-united-in-opposition-to-anthony-albaneses-news-bargaining-incentive-despite-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1937","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump and US big tech united in opposition to Anthony Albanese\u2019s News Bargaining Incentive despite changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2601%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2503813d640505b63472273308cf4ee040bf0570\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Donald Trump and US big tech united in opposition to Anthony Albanese\u2019s News Bargaining Incentive despite 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class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 iddmiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><default:path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"\/><\/default:svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 kskMyR sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI 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outlets claimed<\/a> Labor had weakened the news bargaining incentive, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said she feared Labor was letting tech firms off the hook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.172%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2503813d640505b63472273308cf4ee040bf0570, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.172%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/2503813d640505b63472273308cf4ee040bf0570 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.172%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2503813d640505b63472273308cf4ee040bf0570, 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xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Anthony Albanese is bound for the US in September facing strong pushback to his News Bargaining Incentive legislation.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Alex Ellinghausen<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of her chief concerns was a move to increase a levy on tech firms \u2013 designed to push Google, Microsoft and Meta to pay for news articles in their platforms \u2013 but restrict the charge to their revenue made from advertising. Previously, the law applied to their total revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Nine, owner of this masthead, and News Corp have described this change as a gift to the big tech companies that protested against the draft policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cWhy would the government want to reduce the baseline to deliver even less for Australian news?\u201d Hanson-Young said. \u201cOnce we get the detail of the legislation, I\u2019ll be kicking the tyres hard. I\u2019m concerned the government is squibbing this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the Greens and Coalition oppose the change, Labor will need to go back to the drawing board. Nine\u2019s chief executive Matt Stanton urged a rethink on Tuesday in a sharply worded statement which said that Nine felt \u201cdeeply misled\u201d by Labor\u2019s last-minute change.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.155%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/de57e951c92fbbd4ef5847fd0c0e3904ebedbc91, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.155%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/de57e951c92fbbd4ef5847fd0c0e3904ebedbc91 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.155%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/de57e951c92fbbd4ef5847fd0c0e3904ebedbc91, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.155%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/de57e951c92fbbd4ef5847fd0c0e3904ebedbc91 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Trump administration has attacked the legislation as \u201cextortion\u201d.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.155%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/de57e951c92fbbd4ef5847fd0c0e3904ebedbc91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.155%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/de57e951c92fbbd4ef5847fd0c0e3904ebedbc91, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.155%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/de57e951c92fbbd4ef5847fd0c0e3904ebedbc91 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The Trump administration has attacked the legislation as \u201cextortion\u201d.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Coalition communications spokeswoman Sarah Henderson said media companies had warned the new code could mean fewer journalists, jeopardising political support for a policy that began as a bipartisan project under the Morrison government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe changes around the calculation of the penalty if tech giants refuse to play ball potentially excludes billions of dollars in revenue and weakens the incentive for digital platforms to strike fair commercial deals with Australian news outlet,\u201d Henderson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>\u201cWhile we will consider the details of this scheme, Labor cannot claim to support Australian journalism while overseeing changes which media companies say will mean fewer journalists and less investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another change alarming media firms is one that caps at 16.7 per cent, rather than 25 per cent, the amount any one company can pay to a single firm out of its total liability. Larger media firms such as Nine argue privately that they contribute more than 16.7 per cent of a digital giant\u2019s news content.<\/p>\n<p>Companies such as News Corp and Nine now expect the total value of their deals with Google and Meta to be smaller than previously expected, though smaller media companies of the likes of SBS and Australian Community Media are believed to have lobbied for this change, having feared they may be left out of any deals at all.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s view is that the amount of money that would flow to media firms will not be much less under the changes, and that any difference may be made up by the inclusion of LinkedIn and Tiktok.<\/p>\n<p>The feud between media firms and the federal government demonstrates the difficulty of landing a deal for local media while managing the Trump administration\u2019s concerns about punitive taxes on US firms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Several sources in Labor said its change to how revenue would be collected, revealed on Monday, was driven partly by anxiety about the US response. The news levy has not attracted as much attention from US officials as Australia\u2019s under-16 social media ban, according to government sources, but Albanese did hear concerns about the scheme on his trip to Washington last year.<\/p>\n<p>Tech companies can offset the charge by striking individual, tax-deductible deals.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has strongly condemned digital services taxes \u2013 mostly in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump is committed to defending America\u2019s leading technology sector from digital services taxes and other forms of foreign extortion,\u201d the US State Department said on Wednesday. \u201cThe Trump administration will continue to address these issues with our trading partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and Google have so far declined to comment on the latest version of the policy. But their representatives in Washington signalled that the companies were prepared to fight it using the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>The Computer &amp; Communications Industry Association, which counts Meta and Google among its members, said the changes to the tax were \u201cfor the most part cosmetic\u201d and \u201ccritically, do not alter the discriminatory nature of the proposal\u201d.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/technology\/deeply-misled-nine-says-news-bargaining-plan-could-cost-jobs-20260804-p60lfh.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1457%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c7709114e4a95d38b47bffb262d963642883266f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1457%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c7709114e4a95d38b47bffb262d963642883266f 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1457%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c7709114e4a95d38b47bffb262d963642883266f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1457%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c7709114e4a95d38b47bffb262d963642883266f 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nine chief executive Matt Stanton.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1457%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c7709114e4a95d38b47bffb262d963642883266f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1457%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c7709114e4a95d38b47bffb262d963642883266f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.1457%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c7709114e4a95d38b47bffb262d963642883266f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTargeting a select few foreign firms, mainly American, to fund Australian news businesses, remains a bad policy that is inconsistent with the Australia-US free trade agreement,\u201d said the organisation\u2019s vice president for digital trade, Jonathan McHale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAustralia should abandon this misguided approach and if it chooses not to, US authorities should respond vigorously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), a US industry group with Meta, Google and Microsoft in its membership, said it was disappointed that Australia was sticking with the policy and that it now covered a broader spectrum of US companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Tiffany Smith, the group\u2019s vice president for global trade, said the Trump administration was \u201ccommitted to the fair treatment of American companies abroad\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on the Australian government to reconsider this measure, which adds to a broader deteriorating trend in the tax and investment climate in Australia,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/companies\/news-corp-attacks-gutted-plan-to-make-tech-giants-pay-for-news-20260803-p60kzd.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2205%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5539ae8af4d697128cb7f83caf4290ce670e03e7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2205%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5539ae8af4d697128cb7f83caf4290ce670e03e7 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2205%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5539ae8af4d697128cb7f83caf4290ce670e03e7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.2205%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_2\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5539ae8af4d697128cb7f83caf4290ce670e03e7 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Australia was also hit with a new 12.5 per cent tariff due to Canberra\u2019s alleged failure to deal with imports produced with forced labour.<\/p>\n<p>The jousting comes ahead of US visits by Albanese, who is expected to go to New York in September and attend the G20 in Miami in December, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who is due to attend a G20 meeting in Atlanta in October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Albanese previously suggested he wouldn\u2019t be swayed by pushback from the White 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