This submission addresses draft Australian legislation establishing a News Bargaining Incentive, prepared by University of Canberra and RMIT researchers. Drawing on extensive regional interviews, national surveys, and stakeholder engagement, it proposes five recommendations: include AI platforms, strengthen incentives for smaller publishers, raise agreement thresholds, require multi-year deals, and enhance transparency to support public interest journalism.

This submission responds to News Bargaining Incentive Revenue Distribution—Statutory Payment Scheme (“the NBI scheme”). Informed by regional interviews, surveys, and stakeholder engagement, it offers seven recommendations: strengthen eligibility, support workforce sustainability, improve funding allocation, broaden journalism roles, establish evaluation mechanisms, reduce regulatory burden for small publishers, and ensure transparency and accountability.

This report explores the gap between academic research and industry needs in the news media. It shares insights from a roundtable where media stakeholders identified key challenges and research priorities to strengthen collaboration and better align research with newsroom realities and long-term sustainability.

Misinformation is now a top-level policy issue. This paper assesses the benefits and risks associated with the identification and regulation of news and information.