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Sir Frank Packer
Legendary media baron Sir Frank Packer was pugnacious, autocratic and always controversial. After joining forces with Labor politician E.G. Theodore to establish Australian Consolidated Press and the Women's Weekly in the 1930s, his empire grew to encompass newspapers, magazines and the Nine television network.
This absorbing biography traces the newspaper career of Frank's father R.C. Packer from Hobart and the outback to the founding of Smith's Weekly in 1919. Overshadowed bygd his brilliant father, Frank was an academic failure at school and a mediocre cadet reporter. Despite his own lack of promise as a reporter, Frank came to rule the Australian media landscape with an iron fist.
He was famous for his spectacular takeover bids and editorial interventions, his closeness to Prime Minister Menzies and his pitched battles with unions. A philanthropist as well as a philanderer, he bullied his staff including his sons Clyde and Kerry. In 1960s Sydney, he jostl
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Legendary media baron Sir Frank Packer was pugnacious, autocratic and always controversial. After joining forces with Labor politician E.G. Theodore to establish Australian Consolidated Press and the Women's Weekly in the 1930s, his empire grew to encompass newspapers, magazines and the Nine television network.
This absorbing biography traces the newspaper career of Frank's father R.C. Packer from Hobart and the outback to the founding of Smith's Weekly in 1919. Overshadowed by his brilliant father, Frank was an academic failure at school and a mediocre cadet reporter. Despite his own lack of promise as a journalist, Frank came to rule the Australian media landscape with an iron fist.
He was famous for his spectacular takeover bids and editorial interventions, his closeness to Prime Minister Menzies and his pitched battles with unions. A philanthropist as well as a philanderer, he bullied his staff including his sons Clyde and Kerry. In 1960s Sydney, he jostled with the rising Rup
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Who Wants to be a Billionaire?
Allen & Unwin
Copyright © 2009 Paul BarryAll rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-74237-485-7
Contents
Prologue Unlucky Jim,Chapter 1 Mummy's Boy,
Chapter 2 Fucking Stupid,
Chapter 3 His Father's Son,
Chapter 4 Chip Off the Old Block,
Chapter 5 The Blooding,
Chapter 6 Unfinished Business,
Chapter 7 Death's Door,
Chapter 8 The Crown Jewels,
Chapter 9 Master of the Universe,
Chapter 10 Playboy Models,
Chapter 11 A Bigger Bunny,
Chapter 12 Hero to Zero,
Chapter 13 Things Fall Apart,
Chapter 14 Xenu Calling,
Chapter 15 The Big Fella's Back,
Chapter 16 Killing Nine,
Chapter 17 Wham Bang, Thank You Sam,
Chapter 18 A Great Australian,
Chapter 19 The Son Also Rises,
Chapter 20 James's Big Gamble,
Chapter 21 James Gets His Alan Bond,
Chapter 22 Billion-Dollar Bets,
Chapter 23 Ill-Gotten Gains,
Chapter 24 The Trouble with Harry,
Chapter 25 The Biggest Loser,
Chapter 26 Dreams and Nightmares,
Notes,
Acknowledgements,
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