Kevin Rudd chairs bid calling for full scale investigation into Murdoch’s media empire

A campaign which hopes to force an investigation into media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is calling on Australians to join the crusade and lodge complaints about his publishing empire.

Australians for a Murdoch Royal Commission (AFMRC), chaired by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, wants to compile enough evidence of what is regards as bias, misinformation and distorted reporting to trigger a probe into Australia’s monopolistic media environment.