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[Front pages of Rupert Murdoch’s newspapers in Australia last year. News Corporation launched a ‘Kick this mob out’ campaign, calling on the Australian electorate to vote out then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and vote in Tony Abbott during its federal election. Mr Abbott won and is now Australia’s Prime Minister]

The Guardian reports:

Rupert Murdoch’s media group received a $882m tax rebate from Australia last year in a revelation that is likely to reignite the debate over how much tax is paid by international corporations.

The payment by a “foreign tax authority” was revealed in accounts published by News Corporation in the US earlier this month and related to a $2bn claim by News Corp for historic losses on currency transactions by its Australian subsidiaries.

The payment was estimated to be worth $600m to News Corp but the final figure grew to $882m after interest charges.

It was one of the the biggest single factors in the multi-billion dollar federal budget blowout announced by Australian treasurer Joe Hockey in December.

Rupert Murdoch’s empire receives $882m tax rebate from Australia (The Guardian)

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“Whatever why I’m so so missing Tony. Because he is so so charming and his clothes are so good. He has such good body and he has really really good legs Butt . . . And he is slim tall and good skin. Pierce blue eyes which I love. Love his eyes. Also I love his power on the stage . . . and what else and what else and what else . . . ”

According to Vanity Fair, this was a note written by Wendi Deng, ex-wife of Rupert Murdoch, about former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair. The note was used as evidence in the Murdochs’ divorce case last year.

Read Wendi Deng Murdoch’s Mash Note About Tony Blair: “He Has Such Good Body” (Mark Seal, Vanity Fair)

Previously: That Was Deng

Cherie: You Can’t Be Serious

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Meanwhile…

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Oh bubba.

Elizabeth Hurley had ‘year long affair with President Clinton – flying to White House for secret sex’ (IrishMirror)

Well there goes the last shred of it.

The former prime minister was reportedly present in March last year when Murdoch’s two daughters by his third wife were baptised on the banks of the Jordan.

The information was not made public and its disclosure in an interview with Mrs Murdoch in Vogue will prove highly embarrassing for Mr Blair.

His close ties to the Murdochs could explain his reluctance to condemn the News International phone hacking scandal.

Tony Blair is godfather to Rupert Murdoch’s daughter (Telegraph)

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