Australia unveils laws that could force tech giants like Google and Meta to pay for news

TechAustralia unveils laws that could force tech giants like Google and Meta to pay for newsTax could be about 2.25 per cent of a platform’s Australian revenueVishwam Sankaran Tuesday 28 April 2026 06:23 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2966096","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/australia-news-publishing-meta-google-tax-b2966096.html","title":"Australia unveils laws to make tech giants like Meta and Google pay for news"}}CloseAustralia Social Media Ban: What Is Happening?Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inboxSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterSign up to our free IndyTech newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Tech_Newsletter","regTitle":"IndyTech","subscriptionGroup":"indytech","subscriptionGroupId":"c9972e20-b4d1-4401-a88f-777e77be0046","type":"tech","pathPrefix":["/space","/tech","/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech","/tech/security"],"associatedAuthors":["Andrew Griffin","Anthony Cuthbertson"],"title":"Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/indyTech1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveTech","regSourceSection":"Tech","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Australia has unveiled new draft laws that could force tech giants like Meta and Google to compensate local news outlets for publishing their content.The draft News Bargaining Incentive (NBI), now available for consultation, seeks to plug a gap in existing rules that enable dig...