News Journalism Payments Bill 2026, News Journalism Payments (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2026, News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026, News Media Bargaining Charge Bill 2026, Treasury Laws Amendment (News Media Bargaining) (Consequential) Bill 2026

Sue Lines

I'll now deal with the amendments circulated by the Australian Greens. The question is that the amendments on sheet 3999, to the News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026, and on sheet 4006, to the News Journalism Payments Bill 2026, be agreed to.

Australian Greens ' circulated amendment to the News Media Bargaining (Administration) Bill 2026

SHEET 3999

(1) Clause 20, page 23 (line 15), omit "one-quarter", substitute "17%".

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Australian Greens ' circulated amendments to the News Journalism Payments Bill 2026

SHEET 4006

(1) Clause 3, page 3 (lines 23 to 26), omit the paragraph beginning "Also, 5% of the revenue", substitute:

(2) Clause 40, page 39 (line 12), omit "10%", substitute "20%".

(3) Clause 44, page 43 (line 7), omit "10%", substitute "20%".

(4) Clause 93, page 87 (line 5), omit "10%", substitute "20%".

(5) Clause 93, page 87 (lines 8 to 12), omit the paragraph beginning "5% of collected charge revenue", substitute:

(6) Clause 94, page 88 (after line 11), after subclause (1), insert:

(1A) In deciding which eligible entities (if any) to make a grant of financial assistance to under subsection (1), the Secretary must give priority to eligible entities that are not approved participants for the payment period during the which the grant under subsection (1) would be paid.

(7) Clause 94, page 88 (lines 15 to 17), omit the definition of eligible entity, substitute:

annual income, for an individual, a partnership, a trust or a body corporate, means the amount for the individual, partnership, trust or body corporate that is worked out in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of this definition.

eligible entity means an individual, a partnership, a trust or a body corporate (other than corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies) that has an annual income of less than $20 million.

(8) Clause 95, page 88 (after line 25), after subclause (1), insert:

(1A) In deciding which eligible grant recipient corporations (if any) to make a grant of financial assistance to under subsection (1), the Secretary must give priority to eligible grant recipient corporations that are not eligible corporations.

Note: For eligible corporation, see section 7.

(9) Clause 95, page 89 (before line 1), before the definition of eligible grant recipient corporation, insert:

annual income, for a corporation, means the amount for the corporation that is worked out in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of this definition.

(10) Clause 95, page 89 (line 4), omit paragraph (c) of the definition of eligible grant recipient corporation entity, substitute:

(c) that has an annual income less than $20 million.

(11) Clause 100, page 90 (line 25), omit "half", substitute "three-quarters".

(12) Clause 100, page 90 (line 27), omit "half", substitute "three-quarters".

(13) Clause 100, page 91 (line 3), omit "half", substitute "one-quarter".