Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

I think that, on the whole, there is vehement agreement in this chamber that this legislation is a significant move in the right direction. As to your specific amendment, this is not simply government opposition. We have actually received advice from Treasury on this amendment and the effect of this amendment, and Treasury have come back to us with official advice saying that the amendment is unnecessary and will actually reduce the flexibility of the Treasurer to take into account the full considerations relevant to whether a digital platform has made the significant contribution to the Australian news industry that we're looking for.