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Rupert Murdoch’s REA Group raises offer to buy Rightmove to £6.2bn

Australian group calls on Rightmove board to ‘engage now’ after fourth offer for UK online property portal

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024

As Daniel Andrews gets immortalised in bronze a year after retiring, will obsessed critics ever get over him?

Confirmation that the former Victorian premier will have a statue in his honour has sparked another series of headlines

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2024

News Corp warns millions of renters ‘crucified’ as Murdoch papers fan negative gearing hysteria

Tabloids say Australia’s economic system would collapse after Albanese leaves door slightly open on tax concession. Plus: John McDonald’s contribution reviewed by AFR

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2024

Why News Corp’s realestate.com.au can put fees ‘up and up and up’, according to ex-CEO

Simon Baker says REA Group’s property portal is viewed ‘jealously’ by others around the world because the home-sellers pay the bills

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22, 2024

Murdoch family drama plays out in court with fate of Fox News at stake

Rupert Murdoch, 93, wants eldest son Lachlan to run his empire after his death – but his other children want their say

The Guardian - US · Sep 22, 2024

Rupert Murdoch’s REA group ups offer for Rightmove to £5.9bn

About £300m added to deal for UK’s biggest online real-estate portal after first proposal unanimously rejected

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024

Seven’s Andrew O’Keefe coverage turns ugly as goading cameraman crosses a line

Viewers lash out at ‘harassment’ of former TV star. Plus: AFR parts ways with Rowan Dean

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2024

‘The bear at the door’: estate agents say they fear speaking out about realestate.com.au ‘price gouging’

Multiple agents have told the Guardian that the News Corp-controlled property portal’s dominance has allowed it to quiet critics and aggressively hike prices

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2024

Fatima Payman singles out Rupert Murdoch as she decries mainstream media’s treatment of Muslim women

Independent senator accuses mogul of causing ‘division, marginalisation and fearmongering’, and says the media too often reduces her to a stereotype

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2024

Rupert Murdoch’s real-life succession drama is underway in a Nevada courtroom. What might happen next?

A unique court case is getting under way in Nevada this week. At stake is the future of the Murdoch empire. The case, which begins on September 17 local time, is scheduled to run (in secret) for two weeks, and sometime after that the Reno Nevada County Probate Commissioner will…

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2024