Public broadcasters the ABC and SBS are likely to be included in Australia's proposed revenue-sharing code of conduct for digital platforms after all.

The inclusion has the support of Labor members, making it more likely the legislation will be passed by the Senate, and the government is also reported to have changed its stance on this.

It had been argued that because the ABC was prohibited from running advertising, it should be excluded from the revenue-sharing component of the code... a curious argument given that both the ABC and SBS - which does run commercials - had costs in news production.

The Australian Financial Review reported that News Corp Australia and Nine Entertainment now support the inclusion of the ABC and SBS in the scheme.