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‘Might be in love again’: Rupert Murdoch reportedly dating Roman Abramovich’s former mother-in-law
Elena Zhukova, who has been divorced twice, has lived in America since leaving Russia in 1991 and is a friend of Murdoch’s third wife Wendi Deng.
- by Gordon Rayner
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Earnings season
Murdoch’s News Corp eyes AI opportunities, revenue slides
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has reported a drop in revenue but plans to take advantage of advances in generative AI.
- by Calum Jaspan
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The defamation case that could be Fox News’ next Dominion saga
A conspiracy theory promoted by dumped anchor Tucker Carlson is at the centre of a new defamation case filed against Fox News.
Allan Border reveals he has Parkinson’s disease
Cricket legend and former Australian captain Allan Border has Parkinson’s and says it will be a miracle if he lives to 80.
Rupert’s teachers: The real hard men of Australian newspapers
When Rupert Murdoch joined the Australian newspaper industry in 1953 after the death of his father, he learnt lessons from two canny and ruthless men.
- by Sally Young
‘Not settle, not blink’: Crikey boss on the face-off with Lachlan Murdoch
Will Hayward, the CEO of Crikey’s parent company, Private Media, says sticking to its guns has proved profitable for the plucky independent media outlet.
- by Calum Jaspan
Murdoch and conservative rivals circle Spectator and Telegraph
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has coveted The Spectator for decades – now is his chance to pounce.
- by Thomas Seal, Sabah Meddings and Alex Wickham
Tucker Carlson has launched his new Twitter show. Fox News has already sent a legal letter
The former Fox News host released the first episode of his new show on Twitter, weeks after being taken off the air by Fox following a damaging defamation lawsuit.
- by Reuters
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Roberts-Smith case
Wall-to-wall coverage, but no uniformity in media’s treatment of Roberts-Smith
In Australia’s divided media landscape, coverage of the defamation decision of the year was much more uneven than among overseas outlets.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Bruce Lehrmann settles defamation case against News Corp, Samantha Maiden
The former federal political staffer dropped the proceedings on Tuesday.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Fourteen lawyers, two Rich Listers out to fix $3.5m plumbing bill
A long-running case over a leaky Toorak mansion has attracted plenty of legal attention in a Melbourne courtroom.
- by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman