Murdoch press steps-up anti-Labor bias

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By Leith van Onselen

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:

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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:

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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:

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So much for independent media in Australia.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.