Australian prime minister says Bing could replace Google

Morrison said Microsoft is confident it could fill the void if Google carries out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia. — AP

CANBERRA, Australia: The Australian prime minister said on Feb 1 that Microsoft was confident that it could fill the void if Google carried out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia.

A Google executive told a Senate hearing last month that it would likely make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content.