Senate debates

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Bills

Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021; In Committee

11:40 am

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

But you've blinked; you've weakened the power that the minister has because Facebook bullied you. Facebook knows all they'd need to do is switch news off again and you'll back off. If that is not correct, we need a demonstration that that is not correct, because so far that's what's happened. You're refusing to make sure that all news agencies in this country will be considered. You're refusing to include small and regional players. It seems to me that the Treasurer talks a big game, but, at the end of the day, this is more about a face-saving exercise for him than it is for the big US billionaire over in San Francisco.

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