02/09/2026
AUSTRALIA IS CHANGING THE RULES BETWEEN BIG TECH AND LOCAL MEDIA
Australia’s media landscape is shifting again.
New legislation has passed Parliament to push major digital platforms to contribute more to Australian journalism — even if they choose not to make direct commercial deals with news publishers.
For marketers, this is more than a media-industry story. It shows how the relationship between platforms, advertising revenue and content is becoming increasingly regulated.
As platforms like Meta, Google, TikTok and LinkedIn play a bigger role in how Australians discover information, understanding the rules behind these platforms is becoming part of understanding marketing itself.
The takeaway?
Digital marketing doesn’t operate separately from media policy. When the platform changes, the marketing environment changes with it.
Learn more:https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/daniel-mulino-2025/media-releases/support-australian-journalism-passes-parliament?