Rupert Murdoch throws his weight behind Tony Abbott
Media baron Rupert Murdoch yesterday threw his personal support firmly behind the conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott ahead of Australia's election, saying Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was "all over the place".
Media baron Rupert Murdoch yesterday threw his personal support firmly behind the conservative opposition leader Tony Abbott ahead of Australia's election, saying Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was "all over the place".
Murdoch's powerful News Corp Australia newspapers, which have the largest circulation of any media group in the country, have already called for voters to "kick out" Rudd's centre-left Labor government.
Conviction politicians hard to find anywhere. Australia's Tony Abbott rare exception. Opponent Rudd all over the place convincing nobody
But the Australian-born octogenarian went further yesterday, talking about the character of the two men who are facing off in the September 7 polls.
"Conviction politicians hard to find anywhere," Murdoch tweeted. "Australia's Tony Abbott rare exception. Opponent Rudd all over the place convincing nobody."
Rudd's daughter Jessica Rudd, a writer, was quick to respond, tweeting back: "rupertmurdoch Thanks for taking the time each day to tell us what to think."
News Corp has made no secret of its support for Abbott, with Sydney's Daily Telegraph running a front page editorial the day after Rudd called the polls headlined "Kick This Mob Out".