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For decades, Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has helped shape politics and public debate, and in doing so, has often left lasting consequences for some of the people caught in its sights, from politicians, to public figures to everyday people. The consequences can be devastating.
Journalists Matthew Ricketson and Andrew Dodd have a name for what happens when that attention becomes a campaign, they call it ‘getting Murdoched’.
Today, co-author of their new book Getting Murdoched, Matthew Ricketson on the people who’ve found themselves on the receiving end, and the media culture that could outlast Rupert Murdoch himself.

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Guest: Co-author of Getting Murdoched Matthew Ricketson
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Just when you thought world politics couldn’t get any more ridiculous: tonight, far-right British politician Nigel Farage is set to face a by-election of his own making. His main opponent? A joke candidate by the name of Count Binface, who says he’s an alien space warrior, and wears a superhero costume featuring a bin for a head.
The contest has turned into a circus, but the five-million-pound donation scandal which prompted it, is deadly serious.
Today, European correspondent for the Australian Financial Review, Andrew Tillett, on the contest, the scandal behind it, and the parallels between Farage and Australia’s far-right offering, One Nation.

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Guest: European correspondent for the Australian Financial Review, Andrew Tillett
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The Reserve Bank of Australia yesterday left interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent: a relief for those with a mortgage.
But as the bank weighs up future interest rate hikes to try and combat inflation, some economists say there’s a fairer way to keep spending under wraps and spread the pain around.
And the alternative could leave us all with bigger retirement nest eggs.
Today, independent economist Saul Eslake on whether superannuation could be used to manage inflation, and what it all means for the future of housing.

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Guest: Independent economist Saul Eslake
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As One Nation’s political clout rises, so too does its bank balance, courtesy of the very elites Pauline Hanson often rails against.
Now an investigation by the Brisbane Times and SMH has detailed some of the places One Nation’s cash is coming from: from exclusive parties hosted at Gina Rinehart’s mansion, to movies, to merch.
But perhaps even more pertinent are the contributions hidden from public view.
Today, SMH Investigative Reporter Patrick Begley on the sources of One Nation’s wealth.

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Guest: SMH Investigative Reporter Patrick Begley
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In the early hours of July 5 last year, a group of masked people allegedly broke into a defence manufacturer in Melbourne’s north-east.
Three cars were set alight. The building was vandalised, and later, a video message appeared online with a masked man claiming responsibility; warning workers involved in the weapons supply chain that they were being watched.
Waleed Aly has a PhD in global terrorism and says the message left behind is crucial to understanding what happened and what might happen next.
Today, Waleed Aly on what makes political violence terrorism, and whether this attack is a sign of something much bigger taking hold.

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Guest: Monash University terrorism expert Waleed Aly
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