In high public office, both men lived and died at the word of the world’s most influential media mogul, Rupert Murdoch. But now two former Australian prime ministers are at the vanguard of a campaign to redress the balance of power. Murdoch also owns Sky News Australia, a rightwing channel modelled on Fox News, and a host of local and regional papers and websites. Wallace believes that Rudd and Turnbull are attempting to exact an expensive revenge for “the Murdoch media’s blatant politicking”. There’s personal motivation in it, of course, but anyone who has ever been bullied by a Murdoch media outlet – and that’s a lot of people – is enjoying it tremendously.”

Source: The Guardian November 22, 2020 07:30 UTC