After a scathing ruling from a Nevada probate commissioner, Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son Lachlan’s attempt to amend a family trust may have backfired spectacularly. Rupert was attempting to give permanent control of his conservative media empire, comprising Fox and News Corp, to his designated successor and eldest son Lachlan after Rupert dies.

Today, director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne, Andrew Dodd on the ruling, the fallout and the next chapter in the Murdoch succession saga.