Who's afraid of Rupert Murdoch? The end of an era.

[Gavin Excell]

They tried their darndest

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Is Albo the first PM that hasn't licked Rupert's ring?

 

[Bareth Garry]

A great day when Murdoch Inc. loses

 

[Al Heimer]

Please Albo bend Rupert over and make him squeal 'sausage'.

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[Cyber_punk]

They tried their darndest

And they will, again and again.

A fully informed public and these guys are toast.

 

[mill204]

Had an extra tipple or two to celebrate this. That said, Rupe and his made-in-his-image son Lachlan are hard right extremists and they aren't about to change their colours at least until we stop consuming their s**t.

 

[DaRick]

I always thought that Murdoch's influence was overrated, and so it proved.

He barracked pretty damn hard for the LNP, and they still lost.

Surely his reputation as a kingmaker has been trashed?

 

[sherb]

Matter of opinion, I am having a great time and kicking myself Murdoch wasn't a choice in the best melts thread.

We probably need a separate media best melts thread Maggie.

 

[mill204]

Not that any of us are surprised at Rupe's outfit being the Liberal's PR arm. They are an utter disgrace.

 

[The Passenger]

but I genuinely believe that the right thing can happen. I believe that it’s just the same as 2019. There’s a whole bunch of people who, frankly, tell pollsters to bugger off, In fact did you know this?

Murray believes the Coalition can still win because polls are inaccurate.

Old mate Murray nailed it!!!

Whoops.

 

[Gralin]

Hey Kwality defend this s**t

 

[Kwality]

Hey Kwality defend this s**t
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You made the bed ...

 

[Cookie]

You made the bed ...

And you shat in it.

 

[Gavin Excell]

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/peter-dutton-20-ill-be-a-gentler-and-caring-me/news-story/c2592763931229b8c174f23015aa723f

 

[mill204]

The Press Council is toothless and I don't want an integrity commission I want a Royal Commission so the evil empire that Rotten Rupe presides over is exposed for all its lies, distortions, hate, and division.

"We may need an independent integrity commission for the media, over and above existing Press Council complaint processes."

John Hewson

 

[cartwright]

And just like that click on water matters are reported by the lnp propaganda arm

Spoiler

 

[ExcitementMachine]

At the 2019 election wasn't the ALP planning to put the LNP logo on the Murdoch media, would love to see this stuck on the front page of rhe herald sun... and online

 

[Hojuman]

Jerry not afraid. Take him for all he's worth. Mick still loves you !

 

[Gough]

Jerry not afraid. Take him for all he's worth. Mick still loves you !

After Bryan Ferry, Mick Jagger and Rupe, which affluent, aging Tory will Jerry Hall take up with next? Should Carrie Johnson be worried?

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Sounds like the viagra stopped working for Rupert.

So sad.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Fox News parent company must face Dominion defamation suit, judge says

Dominion argued that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch "believed Fox News would benefit if it endorsed former President Trump's election fraud narrative."

www.businessinsider.com

Lost a federal election, getting divorced, this Dominion business, the great Theranos debacle & his idiot son Fredo is back in Australia trying to resurrect Alesia Holdings.

Quite a month.

 

[CD Xbow]

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/peter-dutton-20-ill-be-a-gentler-and-caring-me/news-story/c2592763931229b8c174f23015aa723f

That was a either a comedic piece or a parody. A potato doesn't change it's spots.

This gave me a chuckle:

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall set to divorce – report

Billionaire media baron, 91, to split from model and actor wife, 65, he married in London in 2016, New York Times reports

www.theguardian.com

I wonder if Tony Blair is involved this time.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Newscorp mockups, from crikey Tips and Murmurs: She can't get no satisfaction

 

[NSWCROW]

What Murdoch does to new governments

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s new ministers settle in to their portfolios, efforts are already under way by the Murdoch media to undermine the government.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au

The backstory was that The Australian’s then editor, Chris Mitchell, was incandescent with rage at my refusal to provide cabinet leaks in deference to his self-defined position at the centre of the political universe. He had expected we would brief out each week’s major cabinet submissions to The Australian, which the Howard government had done so Murdoch could set the week’s political agenda.

When we did not offer these briefings, Mitchell warned he would retaliate, and he did. It continued for years to come, with daily personal smears against me, our ministers, our internal processes and our policy programs. It became a systematic campaign of political delegitimisation.

The ******* entitlement

 

[Pie eyed]

Is Albo the first PM that hasn't licked Rupert's ring?

In know Bob Hawke hated his guts. Murdoch, that is.
However he and Keating hated Fairfax and the HWT (Herald and Weekly Times) more because Fairfax/HWT had huge political and financial influence, largely from the "rivers of Gold" generated by print and classified advertising of the 70's through 90's.
Fairfax/HWT had a stranglehold on the print media in Australia and in their haste to reign in Fairfax/HWT they allowed Murdoch to increase his influence.

Even Hawke admitted it was a mistake.

That said only the Libs have ever knelt before Rupert and opened their mouths.


Labor and the moguls