Twiggy Forrest’s Minderoo helps local publishers strike Google deal – Sydney Morning Herald

By Zoe Samios

May 30, 2022 — 12.01am

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Publications such as The Greek Herald, The Australian Jewish News, Australian Chinese Daily and Time Out will receive funding from search giant Google after negotiating a commercial deal with Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation.

Minderoo, with approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, was negotiating on behalf of 24 Australian independent publishers to obtain funding for use of their news content in search. The amount of money was not disclosed, but the not-for-profit said it will be used for a range of “content” and “digital transformation” initiatives.

Emma McDonald, senior policy advisor at Minderoo’s frontier technology initiative, said the deals would protect local journalism. “This deal has been negotiated in good faith over the past six months, culminating in a landmark agreement for independent journalism,” McDonald said.

“These publishers are working hard to…

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