Privately, Murdoch seemed to genuinely believe that he had created a government. In a letter he wrote...3 years after Lyons became the Prime Minister, Murdoch described Lyons as "the man whom we chose and made".


Murdoch maliciously said at a 1938 dinner party - in front of Lyons - "I put him there and I'll put him out."

This book details the history of newspaper ownership in Australia. Although I was aware of the very biased reporting that takes place in Australia, I had never really considered the huge impact this has had on our country. The conservative narrative has been a strong and consistent voice in the past 100 years, and it is sobering to consider how this has shaped voting and policy.

At times, I thought this book got bogged down in unnecessary detail. Particularly, the second section that recounted the change in ownership and how papers were run, who was employed, etc. from the 1920s onwards was pretty dry and could have been much shorter. Nonetheless, a well put-together examination of an important topic.