This Month
Lachlan Murdoch returns home to executives on the edge
The media mogul returns to Australia with global CEO Robert Thomson, grappling with another News Corp restructure.
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- Mark Di Stefano
‘Larger than life’: packed memorial farewells Lang Walker
Friday’s two-hour public service for the property developer and Rich Lister, who died in January, was attended by a who’s who of Australian business and politics.
- Robert Harley
Tax Office investigating Lachlan Murdoch’s Nova radio assets
The parent of SmoothFM revealed it is under an ATO microscope, hauling in PwC for tax compliance services.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
April
Foxtel faces its streaming apocalypse
Once the country’s most profitable media group, Foxtel is losing subscribers and is facing a mega-sports rights bill. Will it make it through?
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
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- Media & marketing
News Corp plots major shake-up as Meta money ends, Google deal nears
News Corp Australia executive chairman Michael Miller has proposed tightening the company into three core units, finding at least $15 million in savings.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
March
Rupert Murdoch to marry Russian girlfriend
The media titan, 92, will reportedly marry Elena Zhukova at his vineyard in California in June.
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- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Glitch and glitz as NRL kicks off Las Vegas gamble
The NRL’s ambitious launch of the 2024 season in Las Vegas suffered a TV hitch, but otherwise met expectations, as some 40,000 turned out for the double header.
- Matthew Cranston
Fans pile into Las Vegas stadium for NRL season opener
More than 40,000 tickets were sold for the inaugural launch of the NRL season in Las Vegas, most of them paid for by fans who do not live in Australia.
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- Zoe Samios
February
The executives making the NRL Vegas trip for a schmoozefest
Nine sends one executive to the NRL’s US venture, but Foxtel sends a crowd; John Singleton drops into SPASM’s home; Allan Gray’s letter to Southern Cross.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Rupert Murdoch postpones Australia homecoming
Murdoch was due to be in Australia for a 60th anniversary of The Australian later this month.
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- Mark Di Stefano
January
ABC builds its own AI model
An email to staff from the ABC’s news standards editor said the broadcaster was “conducting trials to use AI to enhance our work and make it accessible to more Australians”.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
December 2023
Bonfire of the CEOs: Rear Window’s 2023 year in review
The year ended with a lecture from the mining establishment, but not before a carry-on of CEOs joined the unemployment queue.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
John Howard cans Christmas drinks
It’s a poor season for Christmas cheer in Sydney. Particularly in its more conservative circles.
- Myriam Robin
Lachlan Murdoch cancels Christmas bash
The Murdochs aren’t having a Christmas party at their Bellevue Hill estate this year; Nine cuts jobs; ABC political editor’s questionable job ad placement.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Rupert Murdoch steps out with Elena Zhukova, crates of wine
The billionaire media mogul was seen for the first time in public after exiting the News Corporation board last month.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
November 2023
Business, community leaders join to condemn antisemitism
More than 600 of Australia’s business, political, sporting and community leaders have signed a statement rejecting hatred and discrimination.
- Phillip Coorey, Patrick Durkin and Aaron Weinman
Crikey owner Private Media slashes workforce by 15pc
The company held an all-staff call on Thursday afternoon to announce it would need to cut its costs, primarily by reducing its headcount by eight.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
‘Important signal’: Lachlan Murdoch in surprise Ukraine trip
The Fox Corp CEO’s visit comes as concern in Ukraine mounts over the future of vital US military and economic aid with the war with Russia showing no end in sight.
- Tom Balmforth
October 2023
Southern Cross courts wider interest as board reviews ARN deal
Southern Cross Austereo wants to ignite a bidding war for its radio, TV and digital audio assets.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Zoe Samios
The Murdoch succession: Has Lachlan won?
This week on The Fin podcast, senior writer Neil chenoweth and Chanticleer columnist James Thomson explain how family politics works within the Murdoch empire.
