Quick Hit: Labour Wants Google to Pay for News Kiwis Don’t Trust
Labour’s Reuben Davidson says the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill will be revived with urgency, but won’t commit to the first 100 days. The bill would make tech platforms fund the legacy media only 37 per cent of Kiwis trust most of the time.
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Quick Hit: Unemployment Hits 5.7% and Winston Saw It Coming
Unemployment is at 5.7%, 174,000 people are out of work and long-term joblessness is the highest since 1994. Winston Peters says he told National and ACT to delay their tax cuts.
Quick Hit: Where National’s 2023 Voters Went
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