Naman Ramachandran Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down on the government’s commitment to implement local content quotas for streaming platforms, despite mounting pressure from the U.S.
amid escalating trade tensions. “We strongly support local content in streaming services so Australian stories stay on Australian screens,” Albanese said on Thursday.
Albanese’s remarks came in the wake of the so-called “Liberation Day” declared by the White House, where U.S. President Donald Trump declared sweeping trade tariffs for several countries.
Albanese’s statement comes after Australia was specifically named in the U.S. Trade Representative’s “Foreign Trade Barriers” report for 2025.
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