Minderoo Foundation assists publishers to collectively bargain with Facebook and Google
Minderoo Foundation, a philanthropic organisation founded by Fortescue Metals Group chair Andrew Forrest, is assisting a group of news businesses to collectively bargain with both Meta (formerly Facebook) and Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc by applying to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on their behalf to do so.
The list of news businesses for both the collective bargaining applications are Time Out, Australian Chinese Daily, Australian Rural & Regional News, Cosmos Magazine, The Greek Herald, The Australian Jewish News, Out in Perth, Australian Property Journal, Naracoote News, Yanchep News Online, Pro Bono Australia, Hills to Hawkesbury Community News, Renew Economy, Q News, Primer, and Acquis Data.
