Sky News Australia, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, had also reached a new agreement that extends and builds on an existing Facebook agreement, a News Corp statement said. The deal follows an agreement reached in 2019 in which News Corp U.S. publications receive payment for access to stories through Facebook News. News Corp now has pay deals with Facebook, Google and Apple to provide access to journalism. Seven West Media is the only other major Australian media organization to announce a pay deal with Facebook. AdFacebook announced preliminary pay deals with independent news organizations Private Media, Schwartz Media and Solstice Media a day after the laws were passed by Parliament last month.