Google is worth more in Australia than major news outlets. Here’s how it could better fund journalism

By Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Cameron McTernan, Lecturer of Media and Communication, University of South Australia
Scott Fitzgerald, Associate Professor, School of Management, Curtin University
Terry Flew, Professor of Digital Communications and Culture, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney

The Global Media Internet Concentration Project examines the concentration of the communications and media in countries around the world.

The latest data for Australia have recently been released, and they show just how big Google is here.

Alphabet (Google’s parent company) had 2022 revenue in Australia of A$7.9 billion.

That revenue is only exceeded by Telstra, and is bigger than Optus and…

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