The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is done.  After years of intense negotiations, the conclusion of the mega trade deal was met with mixed reaction from the Coalition Government, Labor Opposition and Greens Party.

With the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Act 2015 receiving royal assent, Australia joins a number of nations with a process for rights holders to block sites the infringe (or facilitate the infringement of) copyright . 

Controversial legislation that could see websites that ‘facilitate’ copyright infringement blocked looks likely to pass the Australian Parliament in the next fortnight after the LNP and ALP agreed to minor amendments.

The committee report notes that:

UPDATE: A new plan has been hatched that will allow the House to vote on a decoupled TPA Bill and then send that back to the Senate. The vote will happen Thursday USA time, the numbers are unclear at this stage. 

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