Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Manufacturing) Share this | Hansard source

The new EM says that in the new law:

A responsible digital platform corporation cannot differentiate between news media businesses by reason of their participation in the code. However a responsible digital platform corporation can differentiate between news media businesses on the basis of a commercial agreement and can remunerate different news media businesses differently under different commercial agreements.

That's the new law. The current version, which is being replaced by these amendments, says 'a responsible platform cannot differentiate between news media businesses by reason of their participation in the code'. I understand that, therefore, remuneration might be different under different commercial agreements. How does that relate to agreements that might also affect the access of someone who has a deal versus someone who doesn't have a deal in relation to not just remuneration but also distribution?