The new legislation will be put to a vote in parliament, where it is anticipated that the majority of the ruling Labour Party would approve it.
In 2021, Australia passed legislation giving the government the authority to force internet service providers to negotiate content supply agreements with media outlets. It mostly worked, according to a review published by the Australian government last week.
The law may need to be expanded to other online platforms, the review suggested. It went into effect in March 2021 after talks with the major tech companies resulted in a brief shutdown of Facebook news feeds in Australia.
The report did not advocate modifying the law itself; instead, it mainly suggested that the government examine new approaches to evaluating the administration and efficacy of the law.
“At least some of these agreements have enabled news businesses to, in particular, employ additional journalists and make other valuable investments to assist their operations,” the report said. “While views on the success or otherwise of the Code will invariably differ, we consider it is reasonable to conclude that the Code has been a success to date.”
