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SCREEN Australia will fund to the tune of $200,000 new online content for YouTube in Google's first move into local content. The announcement today of the Skip Ahead program to support local online content creators comes days after two television network bosses accused Google of gaming the tax system. The co-funding of the $400,000 You-Tube program by the federal agency is sure to spark controversy because Google pays minimal tax in Australia and is not bound by any of the media regulation or local content requirements covering broadcast and print media companies.