Rupert Murdoch to face questions in Australia

MUMBAI: Media baron Rupert Murdoch who is fighting to save his media empire could face questions about his business in Australia.

Australia‘s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that News Limited must answer hard questions in light of the phone hacking scandal. A hearing was conducted in the UK in this regard where both Murdoch and his son James were grilled.

"When there has been a major discussion overseas, when people have seen telephones hacked into, when people have seen individuals grieving have to deal with all of this, then I do think that causes them to ask some questions here in our country, some questions about News Limited here," said Gillard.

News Limited chairman, CEO John Hartigan responded saying that the company was happy to answer questions that the Prime Minister had regarding its operations. He, however, said that it was unjustified and regrettable that the Prime Minister‘s comments tried to draw a link between News Corporation‘s operations in the UK and those in Australia.