News Media Bargaining Code

The News Media Bargaining Code is a mandatory code to help support the sustainability of public interest journalism in Australia. It aims to do this by addressing bargaining power imbalances between digital platforms and Australian news businesses.

Here are our submissions to the development and review of the code:

Our submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) - News Media Bargaining Code, Concepts Paper on 5 June 2020

Our submission to the ACCC - Exposure Draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill on 28 August 2020

Our submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee - Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill on 18 January 2021

Our submission to the Treasury - Review of the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Consultation Paper, April 2022 on 6 May 2022

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