Mother Murdoch Betrays Rupert

Takes her pro-carbon tax stance to rival newspaper

Rupert Murdoch got a dressing down by his 102-year-old mum this week when she went to a rival newspaper chain to undermine the pro-coal campaign taken up by his Australian publications.

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and several other “eminent Australians” sent a letter to the editor of the The Age, a Fairfax publication, calling on political leaders to “build a better, cleaner, and more sustainable future, for the sake of our children and our grandchildren.”

Mother Murdoch’s letter was prompted by a proposed carbon tax for industries Down Under, which has been viciously opposed by her son’s newspapers.

Murdoch’s Herald Sun in Melbourne has warned its readers that the tax would cause an increase in the price of Mars Bars and McDonald’s.

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