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Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation case against Crikey publisher

Lachlan Murdoch's lawyer said he remains confident the court would "ultimately find in his favour". (Reuters: Brendan McDermid)

Fox Corporation chief Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation proceedings against the publisher of online news outlet Crikey and several of its editors and executives.

Mr Murdoch sued Private Media in the Federal Court in August over an article published by Crikey, claiming it defamed him in referring to his family as "unindicted co-conspirators" in the US Capitol riots.

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