Australia is exposed to a 'debased' media culture that allows News Corp co-chairman Rupert Murdoch to wield influence over national leaders, argues former prime minister TurnbullMalcolm in an explosive new memoir. | EXCLUSIVE by CroweDM
Mr Murdoch's son and fellow co-chairman, Lachlan, has insisted his father did not make those remarks, but Mr Turnbull dismissed that defence."He would say that, wouldn't he?" Mr Turnbull said in an interview ahead of the publication of his book on Monday.
The contested exchange is central to Mr Turnbull's account of News Corp's attempts to destabilise his government, something he raised directly with Mr Murdoch two days before he lost the leadership. "A similar assessment can be made of Alan Jones, Ray Hadley and their colleagues at 2GB – in their vanity and megalomania, Jones and Hadley berate and bully politicians who don't kowtow to them."
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