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The Latest Breaking News from Lachlan Murdoch

Teals push for media diversity inquiry, lodging motion to Parliament

Independent MP Zoe Daniel has today submitted a motion to Parliament requesting an inquiry into media concentration in Australia.

Crikey

It’s a bit rich: mega-million-dollar SMSFs a holy grail for the wealthy

Crikey readers weigh in on self-managed super finds, and have a few more choice words for Lachlan Murdoch.

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Cut above the rest

Stage three tax cuts will give the richest 1% of Australians the same amount of money as the poorest 65% combined, and teal independent Kylea Tink has shares in two fossil fuel companies.

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Labor and Murdoch, a match made in silence

Labor hasn’t commented on the prime minister’s reported meeting with Lachlan Murdoch. But if it has met with the News Corp billionaire, why is the government dealing with such a company?

Crikey

Crikey Defence Fund: who has donated so far and why

Crikey has received overwhelming support for its defence against Lachlan Murdoch’s lawsuit. From Malcolm Turnbull to ‘Donald Trump’, here are some of our favourite comments.

Crikey

Mind the gap

Workplace Minister Tony Burke is keen on industry-wide enterprise bargaining, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the National Press Club today as he reaches his first 100 days in office.

Crikey

‘What game is he playing?’: Lachlan Murdoch, Trump’s election lies and the legal fight against a small Australian website

Observers say a showdown between the minnow and the monolith has been looking ‘increasingly inevitable’

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Lachlan Murdoch v Crikey may turn out to be a misconceived adventure in reputation repair

The defamation case could produce hitherto unknown information about the operations of Fox News that, at the least, prove embarrassing

The Guardian - AU

Kevin Rudd: Has Lachlan Murdoch bitten off more than he can chew?

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says Lachlan Murdoch’s lawsuit against Crikey raises ‘more questions than it answers’ — and he encourages Australians to donate to the Crikey Defence Fund.

Crikey

Sydney Morning Herald caught in the Crikey crossfire as letter to Lachlan Murdoch knocked back

The SMH and Age refused to accept Crikey’s ad citing competition for subscriptions. Plus: Bolt gets behind Avi Yemini

The Guardian - AU

Life after Fox News. What’s the fallout for former employees who speak out?

‘Lachlan and Rupert, they’re not news guys. They care about media in the sense that it’s a driver of profitability.’

Crikey

A taxonomy of takes: Crikey v Lachlan Murdoch

Crikey has always enjoyed picking through the flurry of takes that chip off a global story. The only difference this week is: we are that story.

Crikey

Help defend Crikey: support our defence fund against Lachlan Murdoch’s defamation suit

People have asked us how they can support our defamation battle against Lachlan Murdoch. Donate today to our GoFundMe.

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Labor’s deafening silence on Murdoch meeting

If it’s true that the three most powerful people in the government met with Lachlan Murdoch on Wednesday, what does that say about lobbying and influence in Australia?

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Why Fox News and Foxtel need to swim with the stream(ing)

Streaming is a competitive market for people’s attention — and Murdoch media has its work cut out to compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney and TikTok.

Crikey

When freedom of speech and freedom of the press are more free for some than others

Lachlan Murdoch has espoused the righteousness of a free press, but Crikey readers took that with a pinch of salt and spat it out.

Crikey

The gig is up

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says gig work is spreading from food deliveries to healthcare and it’s a ‘cancer’ on the economy, and anti-vax Novak Djokovic won’t play the US Open.

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Murdoch inquiry set in motion as Zoe Daniel acts on media concentration

The independent MP could set the ball rolling for the Murdoch media empire to be scrutinised in Parliament.

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Why the nation needs to break up News Corp — and how News Corp has shown us the way

The case for breaking up News Corp is clear — but what is the best mechanism for doing so? Fortunately, the Murdochs have already given it to us.

Crikey

From then to now: the biggest moment in Crikey’s 22-year history

Crikey founder Stephen Mayne has spent two decades taking shots from Australia’s media barons, and praises the ‘crazy-brave’ tactic of taking on Lachlan Murdoch.

WEKU

An Australian news site dared Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch to sue. Now he has

An Australian news site published an opinion column arguing that Fox News, Lachlan Murdoch and his father Rupert shared in responsibility for the U.S. Capitol siege.

Crikey

Crikey will not be cowed

Lachlan Murdoch suing Crikey for defamation has gained attention around the world, and details of the robodebt royal commission will be announced by the Albanese government.

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Murdoch v Crikey highlights how Australia’s defamation laws protect the rich and powerful

Crikey says it has published the correspondence between its lawyers and those of Murdoch in order to show how media power is abused in Australia.

The Independent UK

Lachlan Murdoch sues Australian website alleging it claimed he was complicit in Jan 6 riots

Crikey’s original article was removed when Murdoch’s lawyer wrote to the news outlet in June but was republished last week

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Murdoch versus Crikey case could test Australia's new defamation laws, experts say

A showdown between Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Crikey over an analysis article published in June into January's insurrection on the Capitol is likely to be the first major test for Australia's new defamation laws.

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