Google has handed millions to News Corp, owned by Rupert Murdoch, 89, (pictured with wife Jerry Hall, 64, in 2019)
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is under pressure to make sure Google doesn't wriggle out of a proposed law regulating big tech by handing over millions to the likes of Rupert Murdoch.
The world-first law, which is set to pass Parliament this week, was drawn up to tackle the huge power of Google and Facebook by forcing them to pay media companies for the news content they host and reveal some of their closely-guarded algorithms and data.
But experts say Google is trying to avoid the rules by handing over millions of dollars to a few big companies including Seven, Nine and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp after Mr Frydenberg flagged he may exclude it if deals are made.