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As Canada backs down on its media tax, can Australia’s tax work?

ABC Radio National

Katie Hamann, Producer 30 Jun 2025 at 6:00pm AEST

Just two days after President Donald Trump declared he was pulling out of trade negotiations with Canada over its taxes on US tech companies, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced he’ll rescind the Digital Serves Tax which was due to come into force today North America time. 

The move raises questions about whether Australia’s planned tax on big tech, the News Media Bargaining Incentive, is viable in the face of Donald Trump’s tariffs. 

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Terry Flew, Professor of Digital Communications and Culture, The University of Sydney

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