The editorial succession plans at News Corp Australia remain in disarray - well, relative disarray, at least; we don't do array in the media industry. 
Lachlan Murdoch has flown back to America to consult with his co-chairman (and father), Rupert Murdoch, as to who will chiefly edit The Australian. Daily Telegraph editor Paul "Boris" Whittaker either gets it, or needs to be found something else - either way, carriage of the Sydney tabloid is going to Courier Mail editor Chris Dore.
Boris is the only one with the courage and true madness to give The Oz (for better or worse) a genuine shake-up, a possibility dreaded by the outgoing Chris Mitchell (desperate to keep ongoing fingers on the strings and a paint brush on the canvas of his so-called "legacy") and, reportedly, editor-at-large Paul Kelly. The elder duo is now believed to be backing foreign editor Greg Sheridan (a huge Rupe fave, bestie of Tony Abbott and thus a REALLY smart appointment in a nation now led by Malcolm Turnbull) into the corner office, in a last-minute bid to avert a sweeping and anathemic changing of the guard. Sheridan is nearly 60, has never edited a paper and lives in Melbourne. But who knows ...
All of that might not be too much of a worry for Boris, who is far closer to LKM than KRM, and might prefer to switch to a commercial role (say Queensland chief), just one step away from the throne of Australian CEO.