News Corporation goes woke - for a moment,anyway

News Corporation goes woke - for a moment,anyway

The media empire is spruiking its commitment to emissions reduction. Nobody tell the pundits.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andCharlotte Grieve

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‘Sold a pup’:Defamation defence won’t help Crikey,Murdoch barrister tells court

‘Sold a pup’:Defamation defence won’t help Crikey,Murdoch barrister tells court

Crikey will struggle to deploy a new public interest defence against Lachlan Murdoch,a court has heard.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Nova radio tunes in with advertising rebound

Nova radio tunes in with advertising rebound

Lachlan Murdoch’s privately owned radio group,Nova Entertainment,reported a rebound in advertising revenue for 2021 – and rising earnings – as the sector recovered from COVID lockdowns.

  • byColin Kruger
Qantas,ScoMo cop grand old roasts before Swans collapse

Qantas,ScoMo cop grand old roasts before Swans collapse

The game was dismal. The zingers were slightly better.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Crikey ‘mocking’ Lachlan Murdoch on public billboards,court told

Crikey ‘mocking’ Lachlan Murdoch on public billboards,court told

The Fox Corporation chief executive is “enthusiastic” about his defamation case against Crikey proceeding to trial as soon as possible,the Federal Court heard.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Crikey to test new public interest defence in Murdoch defamation fight

Crikey to test new public interest defence in Murdoch defamation fight

The online news outlet has confirmed it will seek to rely on new provisions in NSW defamation law,including a serious harm test and public interest defence.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andDavid Estcourt
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Monarchists draft Eric Abetz to fight rising republican tide

Monarchists draft Eric Abetz to fight rising republican tide

The constitutional monarchists are really pulling in the big guns

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
By crikey! Murdoch and a minnow flirting with the Streisand effect
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By crikey! Murdoch and a minnow flirting with the Streisand effect

News Corp co-chair Lachlan Murdoch’s decision to sue Crikey over an article is just as bizarre as the small publisher choosing to effectively goad him into doing so.

  • byMatt Collins
‘Lachlan Murdoch owns boats worth more than Crikey’:Ex-PMs race to fund case

‘Lachlan Murdoch owns boats worth more than Crikey’:Ex-PMs race to fund case

Also in CBD:Guess who’s joining the electric vehicles council? Scientists fight over COVID-19 origins,and a “blue tick” candidate for the Essendon board.

  • byLiam Mannix andKishor Napier-Raman
Turnbull,Rudd help fund Crikey’s defence against Lachlan Murdoch lawsuit

Turnbull,Rudd help fund Crikey’s defence against Lachlan Murdoch lawsuit

The former prime ministers both dropped $5000 for Crikey’s legal defence.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andLiam Mannix
Murdoch v Crikey:How a mere 804 words became a test case that could run into the millions

Murdoch v Crikey:How a mere 804 words became a test case that could run into the millions

At first,the online publisher took a conciliatory approach towards Lachlan Murdoch,the scion of a media empire,but in August the worm turned.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn andZoe Samios