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30 August 2026

Why some US Republicans want to punish Australia over new charges for tech giants

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Why some US Republicans want to punish Australia over new charges for tech giants

For companies earning A$250 million or more in annual Australian digital advertising revenue (likely to include Meta, Google and TikTok), the scheme imposes a 2. 75% charge on this revenue. That’s ...

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