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Treasury officials have quietly indicated that Microsoft’s professional networking platform, LinkedIn, could be included in a revived plan to make tech companies pay for news.

As the silly season begins, Australia’s political and corporate heavyweights are set to converge on Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch’s Bellevue Hill mansion for this year's Christmas bash.

Arts Minister Tony Burke is expected to turn to the Greens to secure a deal to push Labor’s streaming quotas through the Senate this week amid rising US scrutiny.

After waiting for years for the Albanese government to flesh out its plans to force tech giants to pay for news, the power players involved have just four weeks to fight their corner.

Journalists at the public broadcaster are gearing up for industrial action as unions clash with management over pay, job security and a breakdown in trust.

Seven chief Jeff Howard has been thrust into the firing line of investors by the influential proxy advisory CGI Glass Lewis ahead of the company's AGM this week.

The nation’s largest domestic media company faces the prospect of a second strike at its AGM next month, after a powerful proxy advisor urged investors to vote against its remuneration report.

The Albanese government is preparing to announce new details on enforcing its world-first teen social media ban amid uncertainty over which platforms will be covered.

ABC boss Hugh Marks walked away from his first Senate Estimates appearance largely unscathed. But criticism arrived when his partner was appointed to the board of a betting firm.

In her first months as communications minister, Anika Wells has acted decisively on Labor’s world-first social media ban. But industry figures remain wary of her approach.

Australian Digital Holdings has made multiple plays for radio and TV over the last year. But the real industry buzz is about who is backing it, and whether Gina Rinehart is among them.

Media executives hoped the prime minister's US trip would test the waters on the news bargaining incentive. Signs suggest they may be left disappointed.

The public broadcaster has spent millions on developing AI tools including a ChatGPT-style chatbot, amid upheaval across the media sector over AI use, rights and revenue.

While Nine Entertainment's results were initially warmly received by the market, once the dust settled analysts had more questions than answers about its post-Domain growth story.

It has quickly become one of the most contentious regulatory issues in Australia. And even inside the tech sector fractures are emerging over copyright.

The government is signalling it won't act imminently on copyright laws for AI, despite industry pressure and a Productivity Commission push for a light-touch regime.

Andy Florance’s $3 billion Domain bid sets the stage for a high-stakes clash with REA Group, as both prepare for sweeping leadership changes.

Lachlan Murdoch is set to have a hand in shaping News Corp’s response to Trump, all while preparing for a fresh legal showdown over the Murdoch family trust in October.

As Nine nears a $1.4 billion payday for its stake in Domain, attention has turned to what it could offload next.