Lachlan Murdoch under pressure over News Corp political bribery claim

[Turborama]

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

[Octafish]

1. Prolly works like that in the good ol' USA

Mike Royko was correct about The Alien.

[tsuki]

2. Seems like they are roping in all the Roos. Is Lizzie Roo next? nt