Sarah Murdoch

Personal life[edit]

In 1999, the then-Sarah O'Hare married Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The couple reside in Bellevue Hill, Sydney, Australia,^[13] with their two sons, Kalan Alexander (born 2004), Aidan Patrick (born 2006) and their daughter, Aerin Elisabeth Murdoch (born 2010).


She is also ambassador of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and joined its board of directors in 2014.^[14] The institute was established in 1986 by her husband Lachlan's grandmother, Elisabeth Murdoch and is the largest child health research institute in Australia. Murdoch is patron of Australia's National Breast Cancer Foundation,^[15] and addressed the National Press Club of Australia about the activities of the foundation on 4 October 2006 and again on 24 December 2008. The addresses were televised Australia-wide by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Murdoch is a keen rugby league fan and supports the Manly Sea Eagles.^[16]