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Turborama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 12:58 PM
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Lachlan Murdoch under pressure over News Corp political bribery claim
Source: The Guardian

Former Australian senator alleges senior executives promised favourable coverage in return for political favours

Mark Sweney | Friday November 25 2011 16.23 GMT

A former politician has stepped up his allegations that News Corporation's Australian media business tried to bribe him to vote against a change to media law.

Former Australian senator Bill O'Chee accused Rupert Murdoch's eldest son, Lachlan, of being aware of elements of the conversation when the offer was made.

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Australian police are investigating News Corp subsidiary News Ltd which owns more than 100 newspapers including the Australian and interests including pay-TV firm Foxtel, after receiving a nine-page statement from O'Chee.

O'Chee, a Queensland senator between 1990 and 1999, alleged that an unnamed News Ltd executive said he would be "taken care of" – that he would receive favourable coverage in the company's titles – if he voted against a change in media law.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/nov/25/lachlan-murdoch-allegation-political-bribery
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 01:16 PM
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1. Prolly works like that in the good ol' USA
Mike Royko was correct about The Alien.
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tsuki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-25-11 02:16 PM
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2. Seems like they are roping in all the Roos. Is Lizzie Roo next? nt
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