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A closer look at the frailty of News Corp's ledger

News Corp's Australian assets appear to be doing well but the reality is much more complicated.

Seven's 'streamlining' hits home at Better Homes and Border Security

The Seven Network has started slashing jobs as part of an attempt to cut $55 million in costs by the end of the financial year.

American CEOs show that the Business Council is lying about tax cuts

Business says company tax cuts will lead to more investment and jobs. American CEOs are most honest -- they'll use it to boost their own pay. And history shows they're right.

The Daily Tele's grumpy old man shtick is kind of working

The Daily Telegraph's "analogue meme" Al Bundy reaction to the postal survey speaks as much about News Corp's ailing health as it does about the company's stance on marriage equality.

Rupert Murdoch

Revealed: Fox AGM shows democracy done Rupert Murdoch-style

Murdoch showed again today his shareholders shouldn't have a voice. Here's a full list of former AGMs that went much the same way.

US lays ground rules for Made In The NSA hack attacks

Stung by the loss of a trove of hacking tools, the US government has made public its rules for how it handles discoveries of flaws in computer systems used by businesses and consumers worldwide.

Business lobbies get free rein, while govt delivers charities a legal body-slam

The government is crunching charities for foreign donations and tax breaks. Why, then, are the Minerals Council and other corporate lobby groups allowed tax breaks on their foreign funding?

Lachlan, Rupert and James Murdoch

The Murdochs aren't losing control of 21st Century Fox any time soon

That said, it's because the company's share structure is dodgy.

News Corp enjoying boost as real estate listings lead the charge

The real estate advertising arm of News Corp is the success story of the latest financial results.

Lachlan, Rupert and James Murdoch

How the Murdoch sons handled merger gossip during September quarterly briefing

Lachlan and James Murdoch presented a po-faced denial that anything is changing at Fox.