Looks like the date on the ATO Media Release was October 2016 not 2018 and was in response to the Domacom web page cited in todays Google Front page search on Domacom.
It was clearly NOT after the the Aussiegolfa case.
The ATO impact statement following the Aussiegolfa case is available on the following site, which includes references/link to the impact statement and other views on the outcome of the Appeal: