Rinehart will want influence after buying into media: Ex-Fairfax chair

Original article by Sam Buckingham-Jones
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 14 : 28-May-26

Roger Corbett contends it is almost certain that Gina Rinehart will express her views to how she thinks ‘The West Australian’ and Channel Seven should report the news, with both media outlets being owned by Southern Cross Media. Corbett was the chairman of Fairfax Media at a time when Rinehart was a shareholder, with the two having ‘crossed swords’ during that time, with his comments coming after it was revealed that companies associated with Rinehart, who is Australia’s richest person, had ‘bankrolled’ most of Bruce McWilliam’s $25 million stake in SCM. A former lawyer and commercial director of the Seven Network, McWilliam now owns just under 10 per cent of SCM.

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SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED,{SPACE]SOUTHERN CROSS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED – ASX SXL,{SPACE]FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED

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