Govt pressing for legislation to force tech giants to pay for news content

The Government is pressing ahead with legislation that will force tech giants to pay for the news content they use. The future of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill had been uncertain, having been introduced by the former Labour government. But today the government decided to push on with the Bill, albeit with amendements. One of the key changes includes giving the minister the power to decide which digital platforms are captured by the bill. The ACT Party has invoked the 'agree to disagree' provision in its coalition agreement with National, meaning the bill will rely on the support of other parties to pass. Andrew Holden is the public affairs director of the News Publishers Association - he spoke with Charlotte Cook.