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Murdoch celebrates conservative victory in Australia with Twitter tirade
Source: The Guardian
Murdoch celebrates conservative victory in Australia with Twitter tirade
Oliver Laughland in Sydney
theguardian.com, Saturday 7 September 2013 16.26 BST
Rupert Murdoch has hailed the result of the Australian election with an aggressive tirade against the public sector, arguing that the victory of Tony Abbott's Coalition would pave the way for a move to the right in public policy around the world.
The News Corp chief took to Twitter shortly after Abbott delivered his victory speech in Sydney. Murdoch tweeted: "Aust election public sick of public sector workers and phony welfare scroungers sucking life out of economy. Others nations to follow in time."
The papers owned by Murdoch's News Corp Australia, which controls up to 70% of the newspaper industry in Australia, all backed Abbott in the election. Their endorsement followed sustained criticism of the outgoing Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd from News Corp Australia titles, beginning on the day the election was called with Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph publishing a front-page editorial lambasting Rudd under the headline "Kick this mob out".
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Oliver Laughland in Sydney
theguardian.com, Saturday 7 September 2013 16.26 BST
Rupert Murdoch has hailed the result of the Australian election with an aggressive tirade against the public sector, arguing that the victory of Tony Abbott's Coalition would pave the way for a move to the right in public policy around the world.
The News Corp chief took to Twitter shortly after Abbott delivered his victory speech in Sydney. Murdoch tweeted: "Aust election public sick of public sector workers and phony welfare scroungers sucking life out of economy. Others nations to follow in time."
The papers owned by Murdoch's News Corp Australia, which controls up to 70% of the newspaper industry in Australia, all backed Abbott in the election. Their endorsement followed sustained criticism of the outgoing Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd from News Corp Australia titles, beginning on the day the election was called with Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph publishing a front-page editorial lambasting Rudd under the headline "Kick this mob out".
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/sep/07/murdoch-cheers-tony-abbott-victory