Rear Window
Rupert Murdoch makes surprise Australian homecoming
The “retired” media mogul has made his first trip Down Under in many years.
Mark Di StefanoColumnistA little over a year ago, Rupert Murdoch “retired”. He then got married (for the fifth time), before his media empire boosted Donald Trump into the White House for the second time. At 93, the man is positively undimmed.
Capping it off, he’s flown into Australia for his first visit in many years. A summer holiday is a wonderful way to show off his former homeland to new spouse Elena Zhukova.
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Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.distefano@afr.com
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