Labor is again trying to make big tech pay for Aussie news, but Trump has put such measures in his sights, making it a bold move.
8 December 2025
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Fei Gao is a Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney.
Richard Krever is a Professor of Tax Law, The University of Western Australia
Labor is again trying to make big tech pay for Aussie news, but Trump has put such measures in his sights, making it a bold move.
Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Netflix make billions of dollars from Australian users every year. But most of those profits are not taxed here.
