Google pulled its service from China more than a decade ago — can Australia learn from that?

Last week, Google proposed something quite extraordinary: pulling its search service from Australia if Canberra passed new legislation targeting internet giants.

Google Australia managing director Mel Silva argued the bill — which would force tech giants to pay for news they linked to — would create “unmanageable financial and operational risk” to its business.

The proposed law — the News Media Bargaining Code — would also…