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|birth_date=17 December 1937 | |birth_date=17 December 1937 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
|death_date=26 December 2005 | |death_date=26 December 2005 | ||
| − | |description= | + | |death_place=Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| + | |description=Australian [[Clermont Set]] media magnate | ||
| + | |spouses=Roslyn Weedon | ||
| + | |parents=Frank Packer | ||
| + | |children=Gretel Packer, James Packer | ||
| + | |alma_mater=Geelong Grammar School,Cranbrook School,Canberra Grammar Schoo | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Packer | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Packer | ||
|imdb=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2042027 | |imdb=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2042027 | ||
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| − | '''Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer''' was an Australian media tycoon. | + | '''Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer''' was an Australian media tycoon, and a "billionaire who loved brothels"<ref>https://www.scmp.com/article/602184/packer-bullying-billionaire-who-loved-brothels</ref> At the time of his death, he was the richest and one of the most influential men in [[Australia]]. |
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | Kerry Packer was born on 17 December 1937 in [[Sydney, Australia]]. His father was Sir [[Frank Packer]], an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the [[Nine Network]]. On his father's death in 1974, the family estate, valued at $100 million, passed directly to Packer. | ||
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| + | ==Activites== | ||
| + | Involved with crime boss [[Abe Saffron]], who [sexually blackmailed]] him. {{cn}} | ||
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| + | Saffron and Packer worked together in the early 1980s to smuggle heroin through Packers string of cattle stations in the north of Australia. {{cn}} | ||
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| + | His most severe legal challenge came in 1984 with the [[Costigan Commission]] alleging that he was involved in tax evasion and [[organised crime]], including drug [[trafficking]]. He successfully counter-attacked the commission with the assistance of his counsel [[Malcolm Turnbull]].<ref>https://www.smh.com.au/news/national/missing-a-mate-with-a-loan-for-packer/2005/07/10/1120934128872.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:33, 11 November 2024
 Kerry Packer     (media magnate) | |
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| Born | 17 December 1937 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 26 December 2005 (Age 68) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | Geelong Grammar School, Cranbrook School, Canberra Grammar Schoo |
| Parents | Frank Packer |
| Children | • Gretel Packer • James Packer |
| Spouse | Roslyn Weedon |
| Member of | Australian Club (Sydney), Clermont Set |
Australian Clermont Set media magnate | |
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer was an Australian media tycoon, and a "billionaire who loved brothels"[1] At the time of his death, he was the richest and one of the most influential men in Australia.
Background
Kerry Packer was born on 17 December 1937 in Sydney, Australia. His father was Sir Frank Packer, an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the Nine Network. On his father's death in 1974, the family estate, valued at $100 million, passed directly to Packer.
Activites
Involved with crime boss Abe Saffron, who [sexually blackmailed]] him.[citation needed]
Saffron and Packer worked together in the early 1980s to smuggle heroin through Packers string of cattle stations in the north of Australia.[citation needed]
His most severe legal challenge came in 1984 with the Costigan Commission alleging that he was involved in tax evasion and organised crime, including drug trafficking. He successfully counter-attacked the commission with the assistance of his counsel Malcolm Turnbull.[2]
