Alan Jones has turned down a Christmas party invitation from media heir Lachlan Murdoch just a month after being ousted from Sky News Australia's TV line-up.
The broadcaster, 80, accused the network of 'cancelling' his conservative views and going 'woke' after they scrapped his weekday show in November.
Murdoch, the co-chairman of Sky's parent company News Corp, and his wife Sarah are understood to have invited Jones to the annual end-of-year party at their luxurious six-bedroom home in Bellevue Hill in Sydney's east.
Media gurus including Sky boss Paul Whittaker and News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller are typically among the festive bash's high-powered guests.
But sources with knowledge of the party's planning confirmed to Daily Mail Australia Jones had declined the invitation.
Alan Jones pictured outside his Macquarie Street home in the Sydney CBD.
Sources confirmed to Daily Mail Australia Jones had declined the invitation to the high-profile Christmas party
Lachlan Murdoch and his wife Sarah are understood to have invited Jones to the annual end-of-year party at their luxurious six-bedroom Sydney home.
The couple are pictured in February 2020 at a Vanity Fair Oscar Party
The revelation comes just a day before Jones is expected to make a major career announcement on Friday.
Jones is understood to be holding a press conference at Sydney's Hilton Hotel to reveal his next move.
The 80-year-old is also being encouraged by ex-Prime Minister Tony Abbott to run for the federal seat of Warringah on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
He could run as a 'Liberal-backed independent' to draw on the support of his 'radio army', a senior party source told News Corp at the weekend.
The right-wing media icon - who has been on the airwaves since 1985 - has also reportedly been offered other broadcast and digital roles.
Subscribers to his new alanjones.com.au website are promised they will be first to find out if Jones rejoins Australia's news landscape in a regular news commentary role.
Pictured: The Murdoch's palatial home in Sydney's east. Murdoch is the co-chairman of Sky's parent company News Corp
Jones is pictured with Sky host Peta Credlin. The 80-year-old accused Sky of 'cancelling' his conservative views
Jones is pictured playing tennis with his staffer Jake Thrupp in June last year. The 80-year-old will hold a press conference at Sydney's Hilton Hotel on Friday to reveal his next move
Nightly ratings for his former Sky News television timeslot have fallen off a cliff since his departure.
One week after Jones's departure, just 36,000 viewers tuned into Sky News' 8pm time slot for Inside the News with Rita Panahi - barely a third of the 95,000 viewers Jones attracted at the same time a week before.
A media insider told Daily Mail Australia: 'The Flash offer was an insult - Flash has 46 likes on Facebook compared to Alan's 156,000.'
Alan Jones (pictured in Sydney in June 2021) has been forced out of Sky News Australia after bosses refused to renew his contract