Australia news live: Crikey using legal threat to drive subscriptions, Lachlan Murdoch alleges

Crikey in legal battle with Lachlan Murdoch

Amanda Meade

Crikey is using a legal threat from Lachlan Murdoch to drive subscriptions, a statement of claim lodged by the co-chairman of News Corporation alleges.

The lawsuit was filed in the federal court late on Tuesday, a day after Crikey bought a full-page ad in the New York Times inviting Murdoch to sue them over the alleged defamation.

The writ alleges that after receiving a concerns notice from Murdoch someone from Crikey’s publisher,…