From the earliest years of his career, the young Rupert Murdoch ruthlessly pursued his interests

  • Written by: Rodney Tiffen, Emeritus Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Nearly every biographical commentary on Rupert Murdoch notes how he began with a modest inheritance in Adelaide, principally an afternoon newspaper, and built it into a global multimedia empire. Walter Marsh’s book Young Rupert: The Making of the Murdoch Empire h...

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