'Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss

'Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook

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Tech giants don't like Australia's plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for news, to fund public interest journalism. But the government may well respond with a digital tax, says Allan Fels.

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