In Aus there are basically 2 media companies that control the majority of distibutions (News Corp and Nine Entertainment/Fairfax) and with that, they exert a worrying high level of influence on local politics. So this isn't really a fight between our government and google, our government is just being used as a tool. I think there's probably a middle ground that would make both sides happy but unfortunately the media here are able to push the government much harder than they should.
