The world watched on as Facebook pulled news from the feeds of its Australian users, over paying for the right to re-publish news.    Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg brokered a deal with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg.

 

Stephen Scheeler, former CEO of Facebook Australia and New Zealand takes us through the machinations of the deal and what it means for users here and across the globe.

 

Who won the schoolyard scrap between Australia and Facebook?

In Todays Headlines 

• News is back on Facebook
• Survey finds one in eight political staffers sexually harassed
• HealthCare Australia could lose contract over vaccine bungle
• Qantas announces $1b loss and no international flights until October
• Aussie dollar hits three-year high

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