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Hace 2 días · James Packer (photographed in 2015) has spoken candidly about his struggles with weight, his love for his family and his passion for Australia. Credit: TED ALJIBE / AFP High-profile businessman and former media mogul James Packer has spoken candidly about his struggles with weight loss, the state of world politics and his love for Australia in a wide-ranging interview.
Hace 10 horas · Fifty years ago today, Frank Sinatra played at Festival Hall in Melbourne. The city’s glitterati were out in force, having paid $20 to be there. The ticket price was unprecedented – when Lou ...
Hace 2 días · In May 1977, the cricket world woke to discover that a 39-year-old businessman called Kerry Packer had signed thirty-five elite international players for his own televised World Series Cricket.
Hace 1 día · James Packer was the largest shareholder of Crown Resorts, which owns casinos in Australia and London. He took over the empire of his late father, Kerry.
Hace 1 día · Why the CEO of $2b tech company doesn’t pay himself a salary. Kerry Packer was long gone, but one of his business decisions informed a key part of Dicker Data’s strategy, which has led its CEO...
Hace 1 día · Following the Great Rebellion of Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket series, in which Dennis Lillee, Viv Richards and the Chappell brothers wore coloured clothing and played “Super Tests” under floodlights with a, gasp, white ball, Australian cricket reunited for season 1979/80.
Hace 5 días · Nine Entertainment was initially owned by the Packer family, an Australian media dynasty. After the head of the family, Kerry Packer passed away, his son James Packer sold the company, then known as PBL Media.
