UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 
 
 
 
FORM 8-K 
 
 
CURRENT REPORT 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
 
June 16, 2005 
DATE OF REPORT 
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) 
 
 
 
NEWS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS 
SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) 
 
 
 





Delaware
 
001-32352
 
26-0075658
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION
OF INCORPORATION)
 
(COMMISSION FILE NO.)
 
(IRS EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.)
 
1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, 
New York 10036 
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, 
INCLUDING ZIP CODE) 
 
(212) 852-7000 
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, 
INCLUDING AREA CODE) 
 
NOT APPLICABLE 
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT) 
 
 
 
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 
 




ITEM 8.01	OTHER EVENTS. 
 
	Under News Corporation's 
(the "Company") stock repurchase program announced 
on June 13, 2005, the 
Company is authorized to 
acquire from time to time up to $3 billion in 
the Company's outstanding shares of Class A 
common stock and Class B common 
stock.  Under the rules of the Australian 
Stock Exchange (the "ASX"), the 
Company is required to provide to 
the ASX, on a daily basis, disclosure 
of transactions pursuant to the stock 
repurchase program to the extent such transactions occur.  

	Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy 
of the information provided to the ASX on the date noted on Exhibit 
99.1.  

ITEM 9.01 	FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. 
 
(c) Exhibits. 
 



Exhibit
Number

 
Description

99.1
 
Information provided to Australian 
Stock Exchange on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1. 
		



SIGNATURES
 
              Pursuant to the requirements o
f the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly 
caused this report to be signed on its behalf 
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. 
 



NEWS CORPORATION
(REGISTRANT)


By:
 
  
 
 
Lawrence A. Jacobs
 
 
Senior Executive Vice President and 
Group General Counsel
 
Dated: June 16, 2005 
 
 



EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit
Number

 
Description

99.1
 
Information provided to Australian 
Stock Exchange 
on the date noted on Exhibit 99.1.





Rule 3.8A
Appendix 3E

Daily share buy-back notice
(except minimum holding 
buy-back and
selective buy-back)

Information and documents given to 
ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.
Introduced 1/9/99.  Origin:  rule 3.6, 
Appendix 7C.  Amended 30/9/2001.


Name of entity

ARBN

NEWS CORPORATION


111 480 561

We (the entity) give ASX 
the following information.


Information about buy-back

1
Type of buy-back

ON MARKET



2
Date Appendix 3C was given to 
ASX

14 JUNE 2005



Total of all shares bought back, or 
in relation to which acceptances have been 
received, before, and on, previous day



Before previous day
Previous day





3
Number of shares bought back or 
if buy-back is an equal access 
scheme, in relation to which 
acceptances have been received


2,615,000 CLASS A 
(NWSLV)
1,543,000 CLASS B 
(NWS)
Note: Covers NYSE trades for 
13 June 2005 to 15 June 2005 inclusive

4
Total consideration paid or 
payable for the shares


US$43,624,135 
CLASS A (NWSLV)
US$26,847,366 
CLASS B (NWS)



Before previous day
Previous day


5
If buy-back is an on-market buy-
back
highest price paid:
date:

lowest price paid:
date:

highest price paid:
US$16.81 CLASS A 
(NWSLV)
US$17.57 CLASS B 
(NWS)

lowest price paid:
US$16.49 CLASS A 
(NWSLV)
US$17.22 CLASS B 
(NWS)

highest price allowed 
under rule 7.33:
N/A

Participation by directors

6
Deleted 30/9/2001.



How many shares may still be bought back?

7
If the company has disclosed an 
intention to buy back a maximum 
number of shares - the remaining 
number of shares to be bought 
back



Compliance statement

1.	The company is in compliance 
with all Corporations Act requirements relevant to 
this buy-back.

2.	There is no information 
that the listing rules require 
to be disclosed that has not already 
been disclosed, or is not 
contained in, or attached to, this form.


Sign here:                         	Date: 16 June 2005
           (Assistant Secretary-Australia)

Print name:     Robert K Moon



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