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title: "The Australian ideas New Zealand should watch rather than copy"
author: "Chris Berg"
date: "2026-06-04"
url: "https://chrisberg.org/media/the-australian-ideas-new-zealand-should-watch-rather-than-copy/"
show: "The New Zealand Initiative"
audio: "https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2333600609-user-447292370-the-australian-ideas-new.mp3"
source: "https://soundcloud.com/user-447292370/the-australian-ideas-new"
topics: "Digital platforms, Internet and telecommunications"
---

# The Australian ideas New Zealand should watch rather than copy

Australian regulatory ideas New Zealand should avoid, from news bargaining to the under-16 social media ban.