December 2023
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
August 2023
Rupert Murdoch in new romance with Russian oligarch’s ex mother-in-law
The media mogul has been spotted with Russian scientist Elena Zhukova, holidaying on a yacht off Corfu months after calling off his fifth wedding.
- Mark Di Stefano
May 2023
Succession fans flock to Binge for final episode
Fans of Succession flocked to watch on Foxtel’s Binge, which is part-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Murdoch and his children are the inspiration for the show.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
March 2023
‘Nervous’: Rupert Murdoch, 92, to marry for fifth time
Mr Murdoch sealed his engagement to former model and singer Ann Lesley Smith with a diamond solitaire ring he presented on St. Patrick’s Day in New York.
- Paul Farhi
July 2022
Rupert Murdoch sent Jerry Hall email to say marriage was at an end
The former supermodel filed for divorce from her billionaire husband on Friday, citing “irreconcilable differences,” six years after the pair married.
- David Millward
June 2022
Rupert Murdoch files for divorce for a fourth time
As Rupert Murdoch’s marriage to actress Jerry Hall reportedly ends, the question everyone is asking is how it will affect News Corp and Rupert’s heir apparent Lachlan.
- Miranda Ward
March 2021
All to play for in Rupert Murdoch’s endgame
As the media baron prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday next week, the question of what happens to the Murdoch media dynasty still seems vexed as ever.
- Alex Barker, Anna Nicolaou and James Fontanella-Khan
August 2020
- Opinion
- Family business
Decoding James Murdoch's resignation letter
When Rupert Murdoch’s family make public statements it’s tempting to read them as actual messages to the public – but the Murdochs don’t work that way.
- Neil Chenoweth
June 2020
Is Rupert Murdoch already back-channelling Biden?
The temptation to interpret Jerry Hall's political donations as wily Murdoch machinations is almost overwhelming.
- Joe Aston