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 20, 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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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 
of 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:
 
 /s/ Lawrence A. Jacobs
 
 
Lawrence A. Jacobs
 
 
Senior Executive Vice President and 
Group General Counsel
 
Dated: June 20, 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
Rule 3.8A
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

NYSE
2,071,000 CLASS B
4,215,000 CLASS A 

ASX
1,553,458 CLASS B
1,223,049 CLASS A
 NYSE
0 CLASS B
1,600,000 CLASS A

ASX
11,549,712 CLASS B
0 CLASS A
4
Total consideration paid or 
payable for the shares

NYSE
US$36,184,336 CLASS 
B
US$70,622,594 CLASS 
A

ASX
A$34,916,040 CLASS B
A$26,685,194 CLASS A
NYSE
US$0 CLASS B
US$27,339,116 CLASS 
A

ASX
A$269,654,739 CLASS 
B
A$0 CLASS A



Before previous day
Previous day

5
If buy-back is an on-market 
buy-back
NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: 
US$17.77
date: 16 JUNE 2005
lowest price paid: 
US$17.22
date: 15 JUNE 2005
NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: 
US$16.93
date: 16 JUNE 2005
lowest price paid: 
US$16.49
date: 15 JUNE 2005
ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: 
A$22.83
date: 14 JUNE 2005
lowest price paid: A$22.51
date: 15 JUNE 2005
ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: 
A$22.00
date: 14 JUNE 2005
lowest price paid: A$21.55
date: 15 JUNE 2005

NYSE-CLASS B
highest price paid: NA
lowest price paid: NA
NYSE-CLASS A
highest price paid: 
US$17.15
lowest price paid: 
US$16.98
ASX-CLASS B
highest price paid: A$23.33
lowest price paid: A$22.80
ASX-CLASS A
highest price paid: NA
lowest price paid: NA



highest price allowed under 
rule 7.33:
ASX-CLASS B
A$23.66
ASX-CLASS A
$22.74

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:        /s/ Robert K. Moon        	Date: 20 June 2005
           (Assistant Secretary-Australia)

Print name:     Robert K Moon


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