Govt hits out at tech giant after emergency sites blocked over decision on proposed media law
Along with Google owner Alphabet, it now controls more than half of the digital advertising markets globally
In Australia, Facebook has blocked access to news on its platform. More on that story in our top headlines
Facebook's reach in Australia is powerful. It has more than 11 million users in a population of 25 million
Sir Timothy Berners-Lee says Australian plans to make digital giants pay for journalism could set a precedent that renders the Internet as we know it unworkable
Australia's government said the ban threatened Facebook's "credibility"
Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed in a telephone call last week to strengthen Indo-Pacific security through the Quad
The move, announced in a blog post on Wednesday, represents a divergence in responses among the big tech giants under attack by news publishers
The companies will develop a subscription platform, share advertising revenue through Google's ad technology services, build out audio journalism and develop video journalism by YouTube
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been arguing with Australian counterpart Scott Morrison over which country should take responsibility for the woman if she's deported from Turkey
The amendment is for clarifying that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links
Seven West Media strikes partnership with Google
Seven West Media has become the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will also be among the first to receive a dose in a bid to raise public confidence in the program
Parliament is scheduled to consider the draft laws on Tuesday after a Senate committee last week recommended no changes to the proposed regulations
Australian national Cheng Lei was detained last year by Chinese authorities
China has formally arrested a Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN, on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas, Australia's foreign minister said on Monday
After the devastating flash floods in Uttarakhand following a glacial collapse, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday expressed support to India during the aftermath of the disaster
Although Bing is Australia's second most popular search engine, it has only a 3.6 per cent market share, according to web analytics service Statcounter
Both Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook have called the laws unworkable and said last month they would withdraw key services from Australia if the regulations went ahead