Australia politics live: tech giants face law to pay for news content; Australia joins call for Iran to end death penalty

News bargaining bill expected to pass parliament after Labor and Coalition agree on terms that will force tech companies to contribute to media outlets. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWill the public see any return in revenue from the bailout?Continuing his rounds, Tim Ayres speaks to ABC AM radio, and is asked whether Australians will get a return from the bailout.It’s a potential return to the taxpayer that means that we’ve got a shared interest in the success of this facility. It’s not a simple bailout package. This is a complex undertaking that means we’ve got shared interests in delivering for the electricity, the power purchasing agreement, the investment in new generation and transmission between the governments.I don’t want to make predictions about the future. You’d have to have some confidence, I think, with global demand for aluminium so high. This is a crucial product.We’re determined to secure our current capability and our future made in Australia agenda in critical minerals and metals and steel and iron is unrolling out before Australians now because it’s vital for Australia’s national interest that we deliver it. Continue reading...