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First link shows NewsCorp domination (~65%) in Capitol City print mnedia, not so much elsewhere.

Second link is about the News Corp deal, but does mention that ALL Australian media will be compensated for "framing" by Google ("in google" summaries and snapshots of sites that don't generate traffic to actual site).

To be honest, this is a fair ask for kickback to actual content creators .. local journalism, etc.

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It's not a fair ask, because Google were also not allowed to simply withdraw from displaying news. The whole thing was a shakedown. Initial drafts didn't include the public broadcaster ABC or SBS and only benefited the commercial entities.

> Initial drafts didn't include the public broadcaster ABC or SBS and only benefited the commercial entities.

What's the current state of play, can the ABC and SBS do deals with Google and Facebook to get a return on their content?

Why yes, yes they can.

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