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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Greens propose tech tax to support Australia’s traditional media while banning gambling ads

Sarah Hanson-Young, with fellow Greens senators Penny Allman-Payne and David Shoebridge
Sarah Hanson-Young, with fellow Greens senators Penny Allman-Payne and David Shoebridge, calls for ‘a tech tax on the global giants like Meta, Google and TikTok to make them pay for the journalism and content they monetise’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Greens have proposed a tech tax to support traditional media while banning all gambling ads, as broadcasters seek compensation for Labor’s planned restrictions.

On Wednesday the Greens communications spokesperson, Sarah Hanson-Young, urged Australians not to “buy Bill Shorten’s lie” that free-to-air television needed gambling ad revenue to survive, his justification for Labor’s intention to cap but not ban all gambling ads.

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