{
  "id": 79923,
  "title": "Australia hikes levy for tech giants that fail to strike local news deals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/australia-hikes-levy-for-tech-giants-that-fail-to-strike-local-news-79923",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-03T09:53:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/australia-hikes-levy-for-tech-giants-that-fail-to-strike-local-news-deals/articleshow/132827197.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australia's government has raised a planned levy on tech giants. This charge will apply if they fail to reach news deals. The levy now stands at two point five percent of advertising revenue. This measure aims to support local journalism and news outlets. New laws are expected when parliament resumes sitting this month.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}