Original article by Neil Chenoweth
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 6-Jan-16

Data from the Australian Taxation Office shows that 10 media companies paid no income tax in Australia in 2014. Eight of these companies are either owned or partly-owned by members of the Murdoch family. These include Ten Network, Nova Entertainment and two companies owned by News Corporation. Nine Entertainment Company and BBC Worldwide Australia Holdings also paid no tax in 2014, while Fairfax Media’s total tax bill for the year was $A16m.

CORPORATES
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