[sesutton]

So this is just a very roundabout way of subsidizing Australian news media without having to call it that.

[throwaway2474]

It’s likely an attempt by the libs to buy favour with the Murdoch press, who have traditionally had a lot of control over election outcomes.

[asddubs]

has appeasement honestly ever worked?

[pjc50]

That was more or less how New Labour got elected in the UK in the late 90s.

[throwaway2474]

What do you mean? News Corp definitely has a sizeable influence over elections, or at least they have had in the past. So it works in that sense.

[asddubs]

yeah but that's not really how rupert murdoch media make their decisions, is it?

[chillfox]

Well, Murdoch always support the liberals/conservatives but if he doesn’t get what he wants then he starts enthusiastically encouraging a good stabbing/knifing (rolling the prime mister).

[stephen_g]

It’s not appeasement - the Liberal National Party and the Murdoch press have more of a ‘symbiotic relationship’.

[chillfox]

Yes, you could consider it a tax (or rabbit) on large digital platforms to support commercial news corporations.