Rodney Tiffen
Rodney Tiffen’s books include Rupert Murdoch. A Reassessment and Disposable Leaders. Media and Leadership Coups from Menzies to Abbott. Rodney Tiffen is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Sydney. His latest book (with Anika Gauja, Brendon O’Connor, Ross Gittins and David Smith) is How America Compares, published in 2019 by Springer.
Rodney's recent articles
25 February 2025
What the Murdoch kids said on the stand in Project Harmony trial
When James Murdoch was considering marrying Kathryn Hufschmid, he invited her to meet his family while they were holidaying on a super yacht off the coast of Australia. During the holiday, she caught Rupert cheating at Monopoly. Murdoch just smirked and shrugged.
20 September 2024
Rupert Murdoch’s real-life succession drama is underway in a Nevada courtroom. What might happen next?
A unique court case has begun in Nevada this week. At stake is the future of the Murdoch empire. The case, which began on 17 September local time, is scheduled to run (in secret) for two weeks, and sometime after that the Reno Nevada County Probate Commissioner will make what will probably be the biggest decision of their career.
15 August 2024
How Rupert Murdoch helped create a monster – the era of Trumpism – and then lost control of it
You can’t help but feel sorry for Rupert Murdoch.
28 May 2024
Hacking’s victims fight back
Fresh revelations suggest that the scandalous behaviour at London-based Murdoch newspapers was wider and deeper than previously believed.
8 May 2023
The current state of Rupert Murdoch and his empire
Gabriel Shermans cover story in Vanity Fair - Inside Rupert Murdochs Succession Drama - has generated a lot of attention, and with good reason. Murdoch runs one of the most powerful but also one of the most secretive media corporations in the English-speaking world.
4 August 2020
James Murdochs resignation is the result of News Corps increasing shift to the right not just on climate (The Conversation August 2 2020)
James Murdoch is not the most obvious candidate for editorial heroism. His route toresigning from the News Corp boardbecause of disagreements over certain editorial content has been circuitous and colourful.
15 June 2020
Monty Python and the quest for herd immunity
Like the Holy Grail, herd immunity often seems to involve miraculous powers, and its advocacy to contain the Covid-19 pandemic has far more to do with faith than evidence.
25 May 2020
RODNEY TIFFEN. Malcolm Turnbull on the Murdochs, his Liberal opponents and the 2019 election
There is an established tradition in Australian politics that those in power or seeking power say nice things about Rupert Murdoch, while those distant from power or whose time has passed are more critical.