Updated: News Media Code passed by parliament

February 25, 2021 8:03

The Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code) Bill 2021 has been passed by the Senate, with a raft of amendments and has now been passed by parliament (today, 25 February).

Third reading of the bill was agreed to by the house late last night (24 February).

Earlier in the week the Morrison Government introduced further amendments to the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code, which resulted in Facebook resuming negotiations with the government and media outlets, and subsequently agreeing to reintroduce news to its platform for Australian users.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.