Australia politics live: Icac hears evidence on ‘shake down Angus’ message as opposition leader’s staffer berates journalist for asking about it

Per The Guardian, ICAC is examining evidence related to a message referencing 'shake down Angus,' and the opposition leader's staffer confronted a journalist over questions about it. The opposition leader has defended the staffer's remarks as expressions of Coalition policy positions. The government is introducing legislation requiring tech companies to pay for Australian journalism. Companies will need to negotiate at least eight deals to fully meet that requirement, though partial offset is possible with fewer. Smaller media outlets benefit from a two hundred percent offset multiplier, designed to incentivize agreements with regional and culturally-diverse publishers.

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