April 29 (Reuters) - Australian Competition & Consumer Commission:
* COUNTRY PRESS AUSTRALIA MEMBERS CAN COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN WITH GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK
* CPA MEMBERS TO COLLECTIVELY NEGOTIATE WITH FACEBOOK, GOOGLE OVER PAYMENTS TO PUBLISHERS FOR NEWS CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON PLATFORMS
* ALLOWING CPA MEMBERS TO BARGAIN LIKELY TO RESULT IN PUBLIC BENEFITS BY ENHANCING NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN REGIONAL PUBLISHERS & DIGITAL PLATFORMS