Conversation so far:
did Murdoch do other things in Australia aside from Politics?
Murdoch returned from Oxford to take charge of the family business News Limited.
what did he do at News Limited?
direct his attention to acquisition and expansion, buying the troubled Sunday Times in Perth, Western Australia (1956.
Was he successful in turning around the troubled Sunday Times?
he developed a pattern for his newspapers, increasing sports and scandal coverage and adopting eye-catching headlines.
Did he do anything else in Australia and New Zealand aside from running the Sunday Times?
Murdoch acquired the Sydney morning tabloid The Daily Telegraph from Australian media mogul Sir Frank Packer, who later regretted selling it to him.
Was the Sydney Daily Telegraph more successful than Sunday Times?
Sir Frank Packer, who later regretted selling it to him.
Did he do anything else aside from running newspapers?
In 1999, Murdoch significantly expanded his music holdings in Australia by acquiring the controlling share in a leading Australian independent label.
what type of music was the Australian Independent music label?
Michael Gudinski's Mushroom Records; he merged that with Festival Records, and the result was Festival Mushroom Records (FMR).

Question: are there any other activities he was involved in?
Self-contained rewrite: Besides acquiring a controlling share in a leading Australian independent label, are there any other activities Rupert Murdoch was involved in?