I‘m saying there is a complex interaction between content creators and aggregators, and a power imbalance currently favoring the aggregator. I’m also saying that high-quality journalism is a necessary condition for a functioning democracy.

Combining these thoughts leads to the conclusion that it may not actually be the worst idea to reverse some of the changes the market for news has seen in the last few years.

I have no idea if Australia’s policy will end up working. But the collective pearl clutching and either pretend or real ignorance with regard to the motivation for this law in the comments here is just breathtaking.