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Jones' new TV gig part of News Corp's game of thrones

Max Mason

Sky News Australia's signing of Alan Jones to a new exclusive prime-time television show contract is a surprise to few, as the News Corp-owned 24-hour news channel's chief executive Paul Whittaker continues to try to build his own version of Fox News and make his pitch to Lachlan Murdoch for the top job in Australia.

Many were left scratching their heads when Whittaker's departure as editor-in-chief from Rupert Murdoch's influential national masthead The Australian was announced in October 2018.

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