The conservative opposition - which leads Julia Gillards minority coalition government in the opinion polls - has called the media inquiry a "naked attempt to intimidate the media".
The former British leader flatly denied the most sensational claim that Murdoch made when he testified at the media ethics inquiry this year: that Brown had "declared war" on Murdoch's company when The Sun endorsed the Conservative party rather than Brown's Labour party in 2009.
Would a more forensic approach akin to the Leveson inquiry into media standards have yielded more?
Ms Harman also quizzed Mr Clegg about the Leveson Inquiry into media standards.
Her advice comes as the Association of Chief Police officers finalises its new guidance on how police should engage with the media after the Leveson Inquiry.
Charlotte Church could be among the first to give evidence at the inquiry into media ethics and phone hacking, if she is accepted as a witness.
The Leveson inquiry into media standards has revealed emails which Labour say prove he acted as a "back channel" to James Murdoch and News Corporation and must go.
Meanwhile, Anne Main MP has written to Lord Justice Leveson urging his inquiry into media ethics to look into the BBC's handling and reporting of the allegations made against Savile.
In an appearance before the Leveson Inquiry into media standards earlier this year, Mr Feeney said that advertising revenue had "about halved" at regional newspapers over the past five years.
Julia Gillard has said she is open to the idea of an inquiry into media ethics and ownership, though noticeably she hedged and did not go as far as to announce one.
Four years ago, I accompanied another parliamentary committee (this time from the House of Lords) to New York to hear evidence from Murdoch and other proprietors for an inquiry on media ownership.
He defended the decision not to refer Mr Hunt, but to refer Conservative Party co-chairman Baroness Warsi, saying the Leveson Inquiry into media standards was already looking into issues of Mr Hunt's conduct.
In Britain, the phone-hacking scandal brought the demise of the News of the World along with dozens of arrests and resignations, scores of lawsuits against Murdoch's empire and a public inquiry into media ethics.
Harriet Harman, deputy leader of the U.K.'s opposition Labour Party, said Mr. Murdoch had "no option but to go" after "shocking evidence" of alleged bribery by the Sun, revealed this week at a public inquiry into media ethics by the police officer running the three criminal probes.
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Last month the Australian media watchdog launched a formal inquiry to examine whether any broadcasting rules had been breached.
However, Mr Skates, who led a cross-party inquiry into the media industry in Wales, said funds should pay for journalism apprenticeships instead.
Mr. Hunt has said he acted with "scrupulous fairness throughout" the process and pledged to give evidence on the matter before Brian Leveson, a government-appointed judge who is conducting a public inquiry into British media practices.
It follows calls by the Greens for a sweeping parliamentary inquiry into ethics and media ownership.
The judge-led inquiry is examining British media practices and preparing proposals for the U.K. government on possible press regulation.
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Media regulator Ofcom is conducting an inquiry into premium-rate phone lines on TV programmes following allegations that some shows have misled callers.
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British members of a parliamentary committee dealing with the media are now broadening a planned inquiry into privacy law and press regulation.
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In recent weeks the media regulator Ofcom has begun an inquiry into premium-rate phone lines on TV contests following allegations that some shows have misled callers.
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The government also set up an independent inquiry to look into media misconduct, and parliament's media committee has held hearings with witnesses including James Murdoch and his father.
"It is a distortion of the scientific process when a company releases data only under media duress or fear of congressional inquiry, " says Sanjay Kaul of Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
Tuesday's announcement follows a series of high-profile scandals, including the police cover-up of their role in the Hillsborough disaster, the media relations highlighted during the Leveson Inquiry, and the row over police claims that former Tory chief whip Andrew Mitchell called an officer a "pleb".
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The inquiry will make recommendations on media plurality, regulation and cross-media ownership by July 2012.
Media in Hong Kong demand a full inquiry after nine of the territory's residents were among 19 tourists killed in a hot air balloon fire in Egypt's Luxor on Tuesday.
The inquiry is intended to explore media ethics in Britain more widely, alongside police investigations into phone hacking, e-mail hacking and police bribery by people working for Murdoch's British newspapers.
The Leveson inquiry was set up to examine media culture, practice and ethics, with the first stage examining relationships the press has with public, politicians and police.
The inquiry is examining the U.K. media industry, including reporting tactics and relations between the press and politicians.
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