With the federal election run and won, delivering a result for better or for worse, for many people the question of the power and influence shown by Rupert Murdoch and his media empire over the result will likely remain a point of debate and contention – and for a very long time.
There has been plenty of debate over where a news organisation should and should not draw the line.
This article isn’t here to debate these questions. It is here to remind of the beginnings of the News International phone hacking scandal, and what it might mean for Australia.
From the excellent BBC Panorama program, a report from back then:
The similarities are profound to how Murdoch’s interests operate in Australia, yet the far more deeply-reaching scandal in the UK was shown to be systemic amongst their operations in that country.
What haven’t we uncovered in Australia?