The heir-apparent to the Murdoch media empire says free speech is his “north star”. His defamation action against a small publisher may yet result in restrictions on his own publications.
The great Christmas homecoming has delivered a bumper crop of big names to town this week,while some of the locals are splashing out on decorations.
Murdoch is seeking to make tactical changes to his lawsuit against Crikey,in a move the Federal Court has heard may scupper the trial date.
Bankers,politicians and journalists queued up to make merry with Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch in Sydney.
Dominion Voting Systems alleges that Fox News recklessly aired claims that the voting-machine company rigged the 2020 election by flipping millions of votes away from former president Donald Trump.
The online publisher told the Federal Court there was no dispute it had engaged in a marketing campaign featuring Lachlan Murdoch.
The media scion and the online publisher are locked in protracted disputes over pre-trial issues.
Lachlan Murdoch copped a protest vote from News Corp shareholders,who had little chance to make their feelings known.
News Corp has been secretive about recent high-profile departures but its US-based boss pledged to shed light and off insight on other happenings.
An activist investor has escalated its pressure on News Corp,asking it to reconsider a proposal by Rupert Murdoch to combine the two parts of his media business,News Corp and Fox.
Suzanne Scott has kept a low profile as one of Rupert Murdoch’s most-trusted lieutenants but she is a key figure in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against Fox.