SYDNEY: US internet giant Amazon will block Australian shoppers from its international websites to counter new tax laws on online purchases, it announced Thursday. As a result, Amazon said Australian shoppers wanting to use its global platforms will instead be directed to its smaller Australian site, which offers much less for sale. The retailer said it would compensate by opening a "global store" for Australians, adding an extra four million items previously available only on its American website. Amazon only launched a local Australian site last December, shipping from a warehouse in Melbourne with another planned in Sydney. "The government doesn't apologise for ensuring multinationals pay a fair amount of tax here in Australia," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post May 31, 2018 06:45 UTC