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TROUBLE AT THE TOP

HE WAS destined to inherit an empire worth billions of dollars and with it the power to pull the strings of the world’s most powerful countries.

But he’s turned his back on it all – and in so doing has exposed the cracks tearing apart one of the most influential families on the planet. Politics, rivalry, favouritism and big, big money: this is at the heart of an intriguing drama that’s seen father pit son against son in a bid to win the throne.

In the one corner: James Murdoch, youngest son and heir apparent of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. In the other: older son Lachlan,

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