Australia says Big Tech news tax would withstand US trade probe
By Sean Maguire ( August 24, 2026, 07:09 GMT | Insight) -- Australia’s News Bargaining Incentive “would stack up” against a US Section 301 trade investigation, Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino said Friday after parliament approved the 2.75 percent levy on major digital platforms. Americans for Tax Reform has called the law a “shakedown” on US industry and urged the US Trade Representative to investigate whether it is discriminatory or burdens US commerce. Mulino said the measure applies regardless of a platform’s country of origin and is intended to encourage commercial deals with Australian news publishers rather than raise government revenue.An Australian minister says the country’s new tax on Big Tech to fund local journalism “would stack up” against a US Section 301 trade investigation....
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