Lachlan Murdoch ‘doubling down’ on right-wing strategy with Tony Abbott’s nomination to Fox board, say critics
by Tory Shepherd from on (#6F0BQ)
Endorsement of former Australian prime minister revealed a day after Rupert Murdoch retired as chair of Fox and News Corp
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The endorsement of former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott for a position on Fox Corporation's board by Lachlan Murdoch shows he is doubling down" on the company's right-wing crusading", critics say.
Murdoch welcomed the nomination in one of his first moves since being announced as sole chair of both Fox and News Corp this week following the retirement of his father, Rupert Murdoch, at the age of 92.
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