That would mean trying to pass tax laws that apply to international consumers, which would be a bit more difficult than the extension of GST on to international purchases, despite the fact that it's involving international sellers. More specifically, the Australian government creating a law that says they're allowed to tax citizens of other countries, and the government of that country going, ''ok".
If that ever happens, (one country creating laws for citizens of another country) the precedent it sets could be quite interesting.
Digi, that's exactly what the US-Australia trade deal was going to do.
The US was expecting us to change our law to mirror theirs in at least one key area.
We were required to adopt the US system of copyright which would have been horrendous.
Notably, that would have enabled US drug companies to keep extending patents just as they do in the US.
This would have said bye bye to low cost generics.
It would also have allowed digital pirates to be prosecuted under US law (and in the US courts too if I remember correctly).
I had visions of a spotty teenager shacking up with Bubba in San Quentin!
I don't like Trump overly much but I was really happy that he canned that stinker of a deal.
