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- Mark McGowan, ex-Western Australia premier, will join Southern Cross Media Group’s board.
- Karen Stocks, former Google and Twitter executive, will be appointed to Southern Cross’s board.
- The appointments will face re-election at Southern Cross’s annual general meeting, likely in November.
- A 2022 defamation trial awarded Mark McGowan $20,000 and Clive Palmer $5,000 in damages.
- During the trial, McGowan thanked billionaire Kerry Stokes for favourable front-page coverage of the Palmer dispute.