Blog 7:#Amelia Said:

Rupert Murdoch’s insistence and determination to support Bush’s foreign policy has had a political significance also. Throughout 2002 and 2004 Murdoch was displayed within a less favorable light, he was greatly criticized by the Labor party for his biased press. Hundreds of Murdoch’s press releases attacked both the former leader Simon Creans unwillingness to go ahead with the invasion into Iraq with UN sanction, and also Mark Latham’s promise to withdraw Australian troops from Iraq before Christmas 2004 (The Monthly 2005). Despite initially the public was in favor towards Labor’s refusal to support an invasion; Even though the Howard government’s justification for the attack on Iraq was FRADULANT; even though the post – invasion into Iraq was the WORST intelligence failure since Pearl Harbor, the issue of Iraq in all posed a political asset for the Howard government and a liability towards the Labor opposition, all due to the fact that Murdoch’s press was the driving power and manipulator of the Australian choice(The Monthly 2005). The Murdoch press is so huge that it interprets the way we determine our world. Over 70 percent of print media in Australian is owned by News Corp (Woopidooo Bibliographies 2001). This is a frightening thought it almost leaves no room for choice. Due to Australians limited amount of media ownership it seems that the only choices audiences have to hear, see and read is Murdoch’s opinion. And not only that but any party that is willing to go against News Cooperation on certain issues of material importance to it, like the invasion in Iraq or cross media ownership laws is facing a potent risk.