PoliticsTrump seeks ‘fair treatment’ in Australia’s tech levy dispute as US trade group warns

The National Foreign Trade Council has criticized the Albanese government’s decision to broaden Australia’s News Bargaining Incentive. The expansion would bring Microsoft’s LinkedIn into a scheme requiring more major technology platforms to contribute to Australian journalism. The US trade body said it was disappointed and issued a veiled warning about how Donald Trump might react to what it called a deteriorating trend. Australian experts, however, argue that the government’s action does not go far enough.

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