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Trump wants ‘fair treatment’ in fight over Labor’s levy on tech giants to pay for news, US trade group warns

National Foreign Trade Council ‘disappointed’ at move to expand News Bargaining Incentive but Australian experts say government is not going far enough Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A major US trade body has rubbished the Albanese government’s plan to make more big tech platforms pay for Australian journalism,…

Trump wants ‘fair treatment’ in fight over Labor’s levy on tech giants to pay for news, US trade group warns

The National Foreign Trade Council has expressed disappointment over Australia's plan to expand the News Bargaining Incentive to include tech giants like Microsoft's LinkedIn, amid ongoing trade tensions between Washington and Canberra. The US trade body warns that Donald Trump may respond adversely to what it perceives as a deteriorating trend in the negotiations. Australian experts, however, argue that the government's move does not go far enough in addressing the issue.

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