The two countries will work together on efforts to combat online harm and to compel platforms like Facebook and Google to compensate news outlets for content, according to a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister. (The Logic)

Talking point: Five days after abruptly restricting publishers and people in Australia from sharing or viewing news content, Facebook just as abruptly reinstated Australian news on its platform. The social media giant also said it plans to invest an additional US$1 billion in the news industry over the next three years. Earlier this month, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault told The Logic that the government was seeking a “formal coalition” with a host of countries in order to push back against Big Tech’s heavy hand.