Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 23-Aug-17

Executives from Google and Facebook appeared before a Senate committee on 22 August. Google’s MD for Australia and New Zealand, Jason Pellegrino, told the inquiry into the future of public-interest journalism that the digital giant boasted gross advertising revenue of $1.1bn in Australia in 2016. Senator Nick Xenophon questioned this figure, citing advertising industry estimates which suggest that Google’s annual revenue was around $A3bn. Meanwhile, Facebook said its gross revenue in Australia was $A326m in 2016.

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GOOGLE INCORPORATED, FACEBOOK INCORPORATED, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL, MORGAN STANLEY AUSTRALIA LIMITED