Talk about a rough day at work. Googleâs Australian managing director
Melanie Silva got handed the hard basket on Friday when she fronted a Senate committee hearing and threatened to close down its local search function if a proposed code that will force the tech giant to pay for using news services becomes law.
Googleâs Melanie Silva was heavily pregnant when she faced a Senate hearing last week.
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But the sensational display of brinkmanship â and a threat to walk away from some $4 billion in Australian ad revenues â was far from the biggest event in Silvaâs world that week. After wrapping up the hearing on Friday, the heavily pregnant Silva went into labour.