Kerry Packer
 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]
