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- NRL 2025
News Corp bosses boycott Origin as V’landys goes to war over drugs question
A series of fiery conversations led to News Corp editors turning down their invitations to watch last week’s game from the NRL’s corporate suite.
- Michael Chammas
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Lachlan Murdoch pays surprise visit to his Australian troops
The media scion rolled up his sleeves and attended the news conference of his beloved Sydney tabloid, The Daily Telegraph.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
The Murdochs are stuck in a multibillion-dollar family feud. The empire they’re fighting over is flourishing
Why is a pair of legacy media companies controlled by a dysfunctional dynasty so popular with investors?
- The Economist
- Opinion
- Property prices
House sellers are being ripped off – and the ACCC is onto it
The consumer watchdog has begun sniffing around REA’s property listings prices.
- Elizabeth Knight
- Opinion
- Political leadership
With the Coalition in disarray, Albanese’s on a collision course with the ‘real’ opposition
In a campaign in which the PM scarcely put a foot wrong, the Liberals forgot that Rupert Murdoch’s interest is not their interest.
- David Crowe
Sky News’ bush broadcasts in balance as Network 10 mulls next move
The News Corp-owned network’s roster of stars may stop beaming into regional homes in Australia’s three most-populous states if current broadcast agreements are not renewed.
- Calum Jaspan
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- Media & marketing
Job cuts hit Foxtel, four weeks into new ownership
The pay TV and streaming operator has made 100 staff redundant after being acquired by British firm DAZN.
- Calum Jaspan
Guardian Australia had a 12-year dream run. Has it lost its edge?
No longer the new kid on the block, The Guardian’s Australian project is facing its biggest test yet.
- Calum Jaspan
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- Media & marketing
Foxtel’s sale backed by Saudi dollars close to the finish line
With the foreign investment watchdog spending the past three months scrutinising the deal, broadcast rights for AFL, NRL, cricket and Formula 1 could soon be in the hands of a global sports-streaming giant.
- Calum Jaspan
- Opinion
- Political leadership
Premier was quick to call caravan plot ‘terror’. It matters when he knew it was a con job
The timing matters because hate speech laws were rushed through, in part, because of the angst over antisemitic attacks.
- Alexandra Smith
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/nws-134