WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) Vice President for Global Trade Policy Tiffany Smith issued the following statement following the Australian government’s introduction yesterday of legislation to establish the News Media Bargaining Incentive:
“We regret that Prime Minister Albanese’s government has decided to push forward and introduce the News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026 to codify the news bargaining agreement.
“As we have stated repeatedly, this policy, akin to a digital services tax, unfairly and discriminatorily targets just a handful of our country’s most dynamic companies.
“We urge the Trump administration to engage the Australian government on this and other domestic policies that are hampering American companies’ ability to do business in the Australian market.”
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