If I remember one thing from this election campaign, which let’s face it hasn’t been particularly interesting, it will be the biased coverage from the Murdoch tabloids.
When the campaign began, Murdoch’s Daily Telegraph produced the below front page revealing in no uncertain terms its political bias:
![ScreenHunter_23 Aug. 08 09.18](https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ScreenHunter_23-Aug.-08-09.18.gif)
Just when you thought the situation couldn’t get much worse, the Daily Telegraph followed-up on Sunday with the below front-page letting readers know why Tony Abbott is their man:
![ScreenHunter_27 Sep. 02 14.40](https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ScreenHunter_27-Sep.-02-14.40.gif)
Perhaps I shouldn’t be too surprised by the Murdoch Press’ antics. In the lead-up to the last US Presidential Election, the Murdoch-owned New York Post published the below cover declaring Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, as “The only choice” for President:
![ScreenHunter_29 Sep. 02 14.43](https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ScreenHunter_29-Sep.-02-14.43.gif)
So much for independent media in Australia.