Josh Frydenberg, who as federal treasurer would have enormous discretion over the new legislation, has media ties of his own. In 2016, he was the best man at the wedding of Ryan Stokes, the son of Kerry Stokes, the billionaire owner of Seven West Media, one of the companies that have reached a deal with Google.In short, it’s no surprise that the Australian government sees America’s tech companies, which have done themselves no favors by trying to sidestep local taxes, as less worthy of support than the dominant national media.“We’ve got this peculiar symbiotic thing between …
