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Sep 2024
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Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama Goes t...

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This week, a trial got under way to determine whether Rupert Murdoch can change a trust holding the family’s assets for his children. Murdoch wants to ensure that when he dies control of the trust passes to his oldest son, Lachlan. Three of his other children, James, Elisabeth and Prudence, oppose the change because they would stand to lose voting power. Amol Sharma reports. 


Further Listening:

- Media Giant Rupert Murdoch Is Stepping Down 

- Behind the Breakup of Fox and Tucker Carlson 


Further Reading:

- The Family Rift Driving Rupert Murdoch to Redo His ‘Irrevocable’ Trust 

- Murdochs Face Off in a Reno Courthouse Over Family Trust 


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