Josh Frydenberg

Australia's government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday – but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country.

Australia's Seven West Media became the country's first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the Internet giant to pay media companies for content.

Australia will introduce landmark legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content next week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said.

Google and other tech behemoths will have to eventually pay for using media content, Australia has said. Responding to the Internet giant’s threat to disable its search engine in the country if it’s forced to pay local publishers for news, Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said that paying for new was “inevitable”.

The Australian government says it has reached a 39.3 million Australian dollar ($29.6 million) settlement with the owners of a Chinese coal carrier to pay for environmental damage caused when the ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef six year ago.

Australia will support Adani Group's $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project in Queensland state that will provide power to 100 million Indians, Australia Resources and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg said on Tuesday.

Australia's government pledged a publicity campaign for its rollout of COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday – but not in Facebook advertisements, as a feud continues over the social media giant blocking news content from its platform in the country.

Australia's Seven West Media became the country's first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the Internet giant to pay media companies for content.

Australia will introduce landmark legislation to force Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content next week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said.

Google and other tech behemoths will have to eventually pay for using media content, Australia has said. Responding to the Internet giant’s threat to disable its search engine in the country if it’s forced to pay local publishers for news, Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said that paying for new was “inevitable”.

The Australian government says it has reached a 39.3 million Australian dollar ($29.6 million) settlement with the owners of a Chinese coal carrier to pay for environmental damage caused when the ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef six year ago.

Australia will support Adani Group's $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine and rail project in Queensland state that will provide power to 100 million Indians, Australia Resources and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg said on Tuesday.