Murdoch’s empire; including NewsCorp’s subsidiaries like; ‘The Australian’, ‘The Herald Sun’, ‘News.com.au’, ‘The Daily Telegraph’ and media platforms like; ‘Sky News Australia’ have continuously been a stain on the democracy of Australia. Since the inception of ‘The Australian’ newspaper in 1964, Murdoch’s empire has grown significantly; allowing for lobbying and fearmongering to influence political parties and individuals to conform to Murdoch’s doctrine. For too long has the Australian political landscape been controlled and threatened by the ever-encroaching and ever-growing presence of Murdoch.

The youth action group; ‘Youth Against Murdoch’ has been established by young people to fight against the overwhelming influence of Murdoch in Australia and abroad. We have seen that across Australia especially, there has been little-to-no action made to halt the bias and at times, clear lies peddled by NewsCorp. Though there have been calls for a Royal Commission by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and other individuals like former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnball, no actual concrete action has succeeded.

Under the Australian political system, legislative reform and a Royal Commission are some of the only viable options that need to be taken into account in order to achieve a balanced and fair media apparatus in Australia.

Youth Against Murdoch seeks to shed amicable light on this issue and bring together individuals from all sides of the political spectrum who believe in media integrity.