Rupert Murdoch’s new wife,Elena Zhukova,excited about Australian visit

Rupert Murdoch’s new wife,Elena Zhukova,excited about Australian visit

Those who have met the Russian expat describe her as intelligent and someone “who knows her way around the corridors of extreme wealth and power”.

  • byAndrew Hornery

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News Corp board heads down under but Rupert Murdoch stays home

News Corp board heads down under but Rupert Murdoch stays home

While the News Corp board will meet in Australia this month,the empire’s retired patriarch Rupert Murdoch is staying away.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman
I spent time with James and Lachlan. Rupert chose the wrong successor

I spent time with James and Lachlan. Rupert chose the wrong successor

Like his sister Elisabeth,James withdrew himself from the succession. And so now we get Lachlan. For the sake of news,and all of us who consume it,that’s too bad.

  • byGeraldine Brooks
Rupert Murdoch’s exit may reset Fox’s relationship with Donald Trump
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Rupert Murdoch’s exit may reset Fox’s relationship with Donald Trump

One of Lachlan Murdoch’s biggest challenges will be how to handle Donald Trump in an election year.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Was Lachlan crossed out or underlined? The day Succession became reality

Was Lachlan crossed out or underlined? The day Succession became reality

The Succession finale may have only been four months ago,but Rupert Murdoch’s big news has reignited our appetite for billionaire media mogul drama.

  • byThomas Mitchell
Make no mistake,Rupert Murdoch will still be calling the shots

Make no mistake,Rupert Murdoch will still be calling the shots

Rupert Murdoch may technically have stepped back from running the media empire he built over many decades,but don’t be fooled by his new title.

  • byColin Kruger
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Lachlan Murdoch’s road to the top

Lachlan Murdoch’s road to the top

Every morning before catching the school bus,Lachlan and his siblings would read the morning papers,with his father flagging stories of interest,ordering:“Read that.”

  • byDawn Chmielewski andHelen Coster
Rupert Murdoch ‘often wishes Donald Trump was dead’

Rupert Murdoch ‘often wishes Donald Trump was dead’

Trump’s death has become a recurrent subject in the Australian billionaire’s rants,according to new book.

  • byRozina Sabur andJames Crisp
Murdoch-backed Vice Media to get new owners as it files for bankruptcy

Murdoch-backed Vice Media to get new owners as it files for bankruptcy

The move punctuates a precipitous fall for Vice Media,which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2020 and was once valued at $8.5 billion.

  • byNick Bonyhady
How a Murdoch-backed media start-up built on drugs,sex and war reporting crumbled

How a Murdoch-backed media start-up built on drugs,sex and war reporting crumbled

After months of struggling to find a buyer,Vice – a start-up once valued at $US5.7 billion – is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy.

  • byJames Warrington
The anti-Murdoch pile-on gathers pace as governance failures line up

The anti-Murdoch pile-on gathers pace as governance failures line up

Shareholders expect consequences for giant-sized snafus,but there is no suggestion of a management overhaul at Fox.

  • byElizabeth Knight