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The transformation of Rupert Murdoch into a tabloid tycoon began in September 1953 when he arrived in the quiet city of Adelaide to assume control of News

The Adelaide years of Murdoch are examined in this edited extract from "Media Monsters: The Transformation of Australia’s Newspaper Empires" by Sally Young.

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Young Rupert took up his inheritance in Adelaide in 1953 with minimal journalistic experience. He quickly revealed himself to be a ruthless rule-breaker and hands on, expansionary proprietor.

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"The time is now right for Are Media to hand the reins over," says TV Week publishers as Logies embarks on a new era.

This year marks Liz Hayes’ 40th Year at Nine. She joined Today for a decade from 1986. In 1996 she joined 60 Minutes, this year marking 25 years with the show. Taree-born Hayes started her as a cadet journalist on the local Manning River Times newspaper, before joining Southdown Press (including briefly filing for TV Week and New Idea) prior to joining 10 Eyewitness News. “They had a swimming pool. I was like ‘What the hell is that?” Journalism wasn’t in the family when she began,...