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Australia to mandate streaming services invest at least 10% of expenditure in local content
Nov 3, 2025 9:19 PM

SYDNEY, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Australia will introduce laws

requiring streaming platforms to invest set amounts of money in

local content, the federal government said on Tuesday.

The centre-left Labor government will require the platforms

to invest at least 10% of total expenditure in Australia or 7.5%

of revenue to new Australian drama, children's content,

documentaries and arts and educational programs, arts minister

Tony Burke and communications minister Anika Wells said in a

statement.

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