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Kat Wong

'We won': Murdoch drops defamation suit against Crikey

News chief Lachlan Murdoch has withdrawn his defamation lawsuit against the publishers of Crikey. (Steven Saphore/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australian news site Crikey took out a full-page ad in the New York Times, daring Lachlan Murdoch to sue them - so he did.

Nine months later, the David and Goliath battle of the Australian media world ended with a whimper after the prince of the Murdoch empire quietly dropped his defamation suit.

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