Murdoch wanted Turnbull out because he was 'his own man', ex-PM claims

Mr Murdoch's son and fellow co-chairman, Lachlan, has insisted his father did not make those remarks, but Mr Turnbull dismissed that defence."He would say that, wouldn't he?" Mr Turnbull said in an interview ahead of the publication of his book on Monday.

The contested exchange is central to Mr Turnbull's account of News Corp's attempts to destabilise his government, something he raised directly with Mr Murdoch two days before he lost the leadership. "A similar assessment can be made of Alan Jones, Ray Hadley and their colleagues at 2GB – in their vanity and megalomania, Jones and Hadley berate and bully politicians who don't kowtow to them."

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Is Murdo morphing into Jabba The Hutt?

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Australia government screaming “China is influencing Australia politics” while allowing a right-wing figure to control majority of Australia media. Go figure

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TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Yes yes absolutely right - and situation has been the same for decades. Murdoch wants right wing conservatives - and that's what we get, by hook or by crook. And US and UK.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM what a shame he survive when every one else die

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM ... Says man who planted his own Chief of Staff within the ABC before butchering it auspol

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Now I understand Turnbull's reason for helping to found the Guardian. It was to defend Australians from that media monster Murdoch. How noble!

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Oh god, not this boring old chestnut again, still...

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Piss off Malcom.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Says the Goldman Sachs man and Knight of global Plutocracy.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Tell me something I don't know ....

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM We knew this. Years ago.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Murdoch & associates possibly flared up re your gas trigger, Malcolm? auspol via MichaelWestBiz

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Debased media, especially ABC, these days driven by climate alarmed, gender anxious graduates who spend spend spend on clothes & gadgets from China and trips abroad in jetliners.....Turnbull stuck in 1970’s.

kangabella TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM No shit ...... ?!?!? Why is it, with everything that’s main stream media in this country, those so called “journos” are the last to actually acknowledge or even report on it ?

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM The man who revered in bringing the gaurdian top Australia lol

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Rupert is the god the father to Morrison’s god the son.

Antibolt TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM What is required is a potential PM that will not debase themselves at the alter of Rupert ....Shorten refused to meet him prior to election and guess what ...most people decided they hated Shorten , cannot imagine why...

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM We know

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Chuck me a copy please. I'm out of dunny rolls.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Politicians could so something about that anytime they wanted to.Decide as one that he will have no power over them, and insist he sell his 70% stake in Australian media-

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM So Turnbull and Rudd singing from the same song sheet? Wake up Australia

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Don't blush SMH. You are right there in the sewer with Murdoch's minions.

TPythia TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Turnbull is & always was a total flake, & conceited enough to believe the flattery when Morrison & Co crawled up his arse, & doubtless this memoir only proves all that in spades. But, if his memoir showcases the villainy of the ultra right, let it be a best seller. auspol

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Well, derrr.......

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM TurnbullMalcolm says this after destroying the NBN and giving Murdoch the media laws he wanted. Why don't leadership call him out while they're in office? There was one that did. Last seen getting a schnitzel roll somewhere between Melbourne and Canberra.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Yes we know this already. It is a factual claim and the reason our democracy and country are held to ransom.

CroweDM Dropped the 2 out of 3 with no regulations to ensure this didn’t diminish our already far too concentrated media ownership landscape - & left us with an inferior nbn auspol

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Murdoch is evil and his influence means my NBN is crap, so Malcolm still bowed his head, which is what this nonsense is about trying to spin...

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM It was the climate denial churned out by newscorpse which prompted me to cancel Foxtel and Kayo.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM newscorpse is a giant, malignant tumour on the arse of humanity.

Bishop64 TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Brave in his little book 📚 Weak and pathetic in Office

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM This Australian agrees

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Wasn't complaining when Rupert was backing him. Correct though

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM And now all of a sudden people want to believe what Turnbull says, when we couldn’t when he was PM, sour grapes still trying to throw mud! One of the weakest PM’s ever!

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Haha hahahahaha Malcolm at it again. Always a hater and can’t front us for being a shit PM

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Ah, but we have the internet which isn't controlled by Murdoch.

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TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Rudd has been saying this for a while. But they all interview for the job before hand.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Both Kevin Rudd & Malcolm Turnbull as ex PMs have voiced deep concerns over Rupert Murdoch & media culture. Turnbull tells us he’s his own man . We didn’t need an own man , we needed a man to stand up against oligarchs for Australians ,you can be your own man at home. Auspol

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Blame his predecessors. They all gave him the monopoly.

RBJRON TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Okay correct me if i'm wrong, cause it's been know to happen, but wasn't TurnbullMalcolm PM when the cross media ownership laws were changed? Didn't those changes give that Murdoch maggot a greater ability to dominate news across multiple platforms?

Politics_SMHAGE TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Rudd and Turnbull have now named Murdoch as having to much political influence on our government, this is regardless of whether it's a socialist or conservative government. When are we going to get rid of this man and his influence over Australian's

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Don’t forget Lachlan Murdoch is ceo of newscorp and may be more conservative and more eager to direct the narrative than the old man.

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RichardTuffin TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Well, you in the SMH reported on how Morrison stole his preselection from Towke, with the costs borne by rupert via the DT.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM So how much more evidence do we need to launch a Royal Commission into media ownership in this country? Murdoch, Stokes, Costello all need to be in the dock, under oath to start uncovering the depth of this corruption. Just mind boggling......

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Not just Australia.. the entire West is controlled by what media barons determine as relevant or newsworthy. Its a total override & subjugation of democracy & govt policy. Rather the question should be; who controls the media barons?

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Malfunction is suffering from small penis syndrome.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Mr Turnbull a kiss and tell man.... very disappointing.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Queue JPY track if he'd done anything heroic.... capitulation writ large. Had believers within and without the party....he then trashed the brand because couldn't stand up for ANYTHING worth standing up for.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM Grumpy cat

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM So Morrison is Murdoch’s man

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM So TurnbullMalcolm suffers from MDS along with a few other issues? Me thinks he needs help......

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM If he was his “own man”, Turnbull would not have caved in so quickly to the RWNJs of his party.

TurnbullMalcolm CroweDM This spinless toady put up with it. A strong leader would have pushed back

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