- Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has been nominated to Fox Corp's board of directors.
- The rightwing politician is a controversial figure who's called climate change science "absolute crap."
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The following day, one of his first moves was backing the nomination of two additions to the Fox board: former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott; and $4.
Abbott and Johnson "bring skills, experience and perspectives that will contribute to the board and benefit Fox," Lachlan Murdoch said in a $4.
Abbott, who was prime minister between 2013 and 2015 as leader of Australia's center-right Liberal Party, is not an entirely new face in the Murdoch world.
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Abbott and Johnson are slated to replace outgoing board members Anne Dias and Jacques Nasser. Their nominations will be considered by Fox shareholders at November's annual meeting, according to a $4 from Fox.
A representative for Lachlan Murdoch declined to comment, and Abbott did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.