# Australia politics live: tech giants face law to pay for news content; Australia joins call for Iran to end death penalty

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-12 20:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/13/australia-politics-live-news-bargaining-meta-tiktok-housing-migration-question-time-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-pauline-hanson-labor-coalition-one-nation-ntwnfb

> Australia’s parliament is expected to pass a news-bargaining bill after Labor and the Coalition agreed on its terms. The measure would pressure technology companies to make more deals with news publishers and compensate media outlets for using their material. It is due to be introduced to parliament today. Australia has also joined calls for Iran to end the death penalty.