Lachlan Murdoch on freedom of speech
From Lachlan Murdoch's speech at the launch of The Centre for the Australian Way of Life · · InstituteofPublicAffairs
“We should be wary of those who deny this freedom and call for less debate, less openness, and less diversity of opinion. Instead, we should together celebrate, indulge, and defend all of the Aussie freedoms we cherish.”
On , Lachlan Murdoch, Executive Chairman & CEO at Fox Corporation (Class B), spoke about freedom of speech during Lachlan Murdoch's speech at the launch of The Centre for the Australian Way of Life on InstituteofPublicAffairs.
About Lachlan Murdoch
In a February 2025 episode of Australian Story, Lachlan Murdoch described his family as "an ordinary family with ordinary family issues in perhaps extraordinary circumstances" and said he is "conservative economically" and "more liberal on social policy." He noted that when people tell him to think a certain way, he is "more inclined to think a different way." The program examined his relationship with his father, Rupert Murdoch, and his path to leadership at Fox. In March 2022, Murdoch delivered a speech at the launch of the Centre for the Australian Way of Life at the Institute of Public Affairs. He argued that Australia's COVID-19 lockdowns involved "surrendering personal liberties" and said the media's job is "to question these policies" and "hold our elected officials to account." He criticized YouTube and other tech platforms for what he called "ensuring that only the current orthodox view is allowed" and said Australia is "one of the most tolerant, generous, independent, and multicultural countries in human history." In a May 2022 appearance, Murdoch described Tom Brady as a "partner" for Fox Sports and said the company was "happily on the sidelines watching this bloodbath in the SVOD market" as competitors like Netflix lost subscribers.