Ministers reported that the prime minister told his cabinet meeting: “News Corp and the opposition were now working hand in glove”.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called out the influence of News Corp’s alleged bias, warning colleagues during a cabinet meeting that Rupert Murdoch’s media empire was openly working to back Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
Rupert Murdoch and Anthony Albanese reportedly had a long chat at a Christmas party hosting by the media magnate’s son Lachlan last week.One cabinet source said Albanese was firm and matter-of-fact as he reflected on the tactics of the conservative press in recent months as“He said News Corp and the opposition were now working hand in glove and that this was an embedded part of the political dynamic that we all needed to deal with,” one source said.
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