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Australian media challenge ‘unprecedented’ contempt charges over Pell reporting

Article Agency - 15 Apr 2019

Twenty-three journalists and 13 media companies face fines and prison terms for allegedly breaching a gag order

Herald Sun splashes Serena cartoon on its front page

Article Sarah Smit - 12 Sep 2018

An Australian newspaper has backed its cartoonist amid widespread criticism by reprinting the infamous Serena Williams caricature on its front page

Uh oh, there’s a disorderly Deadpool in the gene pool

Article Matthew Du Plessis - 3 Aug 2018

CRISPR-Cas9’s responsible use has been welcomed as an important stride in medical research and molecular biology

In a takeover twist, Fox says Disney may buy Sky News

Article Agency - 3 Apr 2018

Fox has also offered to ring-fence the 24-hour news channel

Why Australia is ‘saving’ SA’s white farmers

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Mar 2018

There is only one reason why immigration minister Peter Dutton isn’t equally welcoming of Palestinians and the Rohingyas.

Murdoch phone hacking ‘trial of the century’ starts

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Oct 2013

The first trial from the phone-hacking scandal that sank Rupert Murdoch's News of the World has opened.

Murdoch’s ‘Jewish press’ comment stokes row

Article Sapa - 19 Nov 2012

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has stirred up an online row with a tweet complaining about the "Jewish owned" press.

Phone-hacking trial to begin in September 2013

Article Sapa Afp - 26 Sep 2012

The first trial stemming from the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World is set to begin on September 9 2013.

Journalists, cops held in UK corruption probe

Article Reuters - 19 Sep 2012

A British police officer and two journalists from Rupert Murdoch's the Sun tabloid newspaper have been arrested on suspicion of corruption.

News Corp considers splitting in two

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jun 2012

Australian stock in Rupert Murdoch's News Corp have jumped after a report that the company may split its publishing assets from its entertainment arm.

Rebekah Brooks charged over phone hacking scandal

Article Reuters - 15 May 2012

Rebekah Brooks has been charged with perverting the course of justice over a phone hacking scandal at one of Rupert Murdoch's newspapers.

Old fox no longer ‘fit to rule’

Article Staff Reporter - 4 May 2012

The head of a global media empire Rupert Murdoch has been singled out for fierce criticism by parliamentarians in Britain.

Murdoch discussed TV station acquisition with Cameron

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Apr 2012

James Murdoch has told an ethics inquiry that he had previously discussed News Corp's bid to take control of pay-TV giant BSkyB with David Cameron.

Hacking scandal continues to haunt Murdoch Jnr

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Apr 2012

Media executive James Murdoch has buckled under pressure and is relinquishing his position as chairperson at British Sky Broadcasting.

Brooks arrest ends years of denial

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Mar 2012

Questioning of former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has put to bed the company's 'rogue reporter' defence once and for all.

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