Bill Shorten says he rebuffed invitation to meet with Rupert Murdoch in US

Labor leader says ‘my real conversation is not with the rich and powerful in this country’ and he’ll deal with News Corp through its Australian management

Bill Shorten has reportedly rejected an invitation from Rupert Murdoch to meet the media tycoon, promising to deal with News Corp through its Australian management.

The comments to ABC’s 7:30 on the Labor leader’s tour of Queensland last week signals that Shorten will break with a tradition of Australian political leaders courting Murdoch’s favour, as former Labor leader Kevin Rudd did before his 2007 election victory.

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