18 Apr 2023

Business: Murdoch vs Dominion Systems, new teeth for

From Nine To Noon, 11:05 am on 18 April 2023

Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson joins Kathryn to talk about a scheduled US court appearance this week for Rupert Murdoch over claims his right-wing news channel Fox attempted to ruin the reputation of voting machine maker Dominion Systems.

The case has already provided fascinating insight into how Fox works - and the trial hasn't even started yet.

And Rebecca dives into the Commerce Amendment Bill and what it means for how the Commerce Commission will approach those firms holding substantial market power.

Rebecca Stevenson  is a senior writer at interest.co.nz

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp and co-chairman of 21st Century Fox, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 10, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Every July, some of the world's most wealthy and powerful businesspeople from the media, finance, technology and political spheres) converge at the Sun Valley Resort for the exclusive weeklong conference.   Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp and co-chairman of 21st Century Fox. Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images via AFP