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CBAA supports the Government’s commitment to introducing the News Bargaining Incentive (NBI) to address bargaining power imbalances between large digital platforms and Australian news businesses. We welcome the principle that revenue raised through the NBI should be redistributed to support thesustainability of Australian news and journalism.
However, the proposed Statutory Payment Scheme as currently designed does not recognise the business model or operational context of Australia’s largest independent media sector. Unless amended, the scheme risks excluding community broadcasting organisations from meaningful participation and directing funds almost exclusively to large incumbent media companies. This outcome will unfairly disadvantage community broadcasters in competitive regional markets and directly.This submission addresses these concerns with proposed recommendations.