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death at Kirribilli House, Sydney, NSW.

Jones, A. (2006, February 17). Speech at Kerry Packer’s memorial service. Sydney Opera House, NSW.

Laws, J. (2005). Statement to media on Kerry Packer’s death.

Martin, R. (2008). Andrew Olle Media Lecture. Sydney, NSW: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Merriman, B. (2005, May). Speech for Cricket Australia’s Centenary.

Murdoch, R. (2005). Statement to the media on Kerry Packer’s death.

Packer, J. (2006, December 26). Speech for anniversary of Kerry Packer’s death and announcement of Kerry Packer Foundation. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Vic.

Packer, J. (2006, February 17). Speech at Kerry Packer’s State memorial service. Sydney Opera House, NSW.

Packer, R. (2007, January 30). Speech at the sesquicentenary of St Vincent’s Hospital. Sydney, NSW.

GOVERNMENT REPORTS

Australian Broadcasting Authority. (1999). Investigation into control: Mr Brian Powers, Mr Kerry Packer and Mr James Packer/John Fairfax Holdings Limited. March 1999. Sydney, NSW: Australian Broadcasting Authority.

Cth. House of Representatives. (2000, August 31). Statements by Members. Mark Latham, MP. Pg. 19912.

House of Representatives. (1991). Kerry Packer’s appearance at the Select Committee on Print Media. Canberra, ACT: Sound and Vision Office, Parliament of Australia.

NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

A Tribute to Kerry Packer. (2006, February). The Australian Women’s Weekly.

Bartley, P. (2008, October 28). Bookie recalls millions of reasons Packer were racing. The Age.

Blake, M. (2005, December 28). Sporting life. The Age.

Bourke, T. (2005, December 30). The big fella and the power of the punt. The Age.

Braithwaite, D. (2006, February 17). Kerry’s send off turns rough. The Sydney Morning Herald.

Business Review Weekly Rich List. (1999, May 28). Business Review Weekly.

Chappell, I. (2012, August 19). Kerry Packer’s cricket revolution changed the way the game was played forever. Daily Telegraph.

Clark, Norm (2005, December 28). LasVegas Review Journal.

Crabb, A. (2009). Stop at nothing: the life and adventures of Malcolm Turnbull. Quarterly Essay 34, June. Collingwood, Vic: Black Inc.

Craddock, R. (2013, May 2). John Singleton, man of the people, always stays true to his words. The Courier-Mail.

Curro, T. (2006). A fortunate life. Australian Women’s Weekly, February, 38.

Davis, S. (2000, August 31). Gambler Packer loses £13 million in 3 days. The Telegraph.

Gibbs, S. (2005, December 31). Packer legacy beats on in hearts and minds. The Sydney Morning Herald.

Greig, T. (2006, February). ‘My friend Kerry’. The Wisden Cricketer.

Haigh, G. (2008, March). ‘Packed it in: the demise of The Bulletin’. The Monthly.

Haselhurst, D. (2008, October 30). Packer’s Miss Moneypenny. The Age.

Kaplan, M. (2006, March/April). ‘Remembering the world’s greatest gambler’. Cigar Aficionado

Kerry Packer. (2013, September 12). bet-like-a-pro.com. Retrieved from http://www.bet-like-a-pro.com/gamblers/kerry-packer

Kerry Packer was last of a breed. (2006, January 3). Gaming Today Online. Retrieved from http://www.gamingtoday.com

Lampe, A. (2005, December 7). James blank on father’s sickbed meeting. The Sydney Morning Herald.

Mallett, A. (2011, December 25). What Kerry did. ESPN Cricinfo Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/546174.html

Masters, R. (2005, December 28). How he clinched a deal in his dying days. The Sydney Morning Herald.

Norrie, J. (2005, December 29). ‘I think I’ll have two doctors on rye’. The Age.

Packer blows $60 million in Vegas. (2001, September, 26). AAP.

Packer legacy to live on through charity. (2005, December, 27). AAP.

Packer loses $20 million’ at cards. (2000, August 31). BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk

Packer, R. (2008). Life after Kerry. Australian Women’s Weekly, October, 47-48.

Pomerantz. D. (2014). James Packer’s next big gamble is on Hollywood. Forbes, 24 March.

Pougher, D. (2012, August 18). Kerry Packer’s war. Adelaide Now.

Proszenko, A. (2009, November 22). Marvellous that, Richie gets better with beige. The Sydney Morning Herald.

——(2011, July 3). Piggins still the people’s voice. Sydney Morning Herald.

Sexton, J. (2013, May 5). The friends and foes of John Singleton. The Sunday Telegraph.

Shiel, P. (2005, December 28). A brief interlude with Kerry Packer. The Sydney Morning Herald.

Stone, G. (2005, December 31). In the line of fire. The Sydney Morning Herald.

Swanton, E. W. (1977, August). And the devil take Kerry Packer. The Cricketer.

Teutsch, D. (2004, April 18). The one woman in the world Kerry can’t say no to. The Sun-Herald.

The Australian (2000, September 1).

The Bulletin Special Tribute Edition, (2006, January 4). The Bulletin.

Thomas, R. (2011, March 25). Packer taught Kiwi trainer a lesson. The Daily Telegraph.

Tycoon’s gaming losses may give MGM a boost. (2000, September 6). The Las Angeles Times.

Wheatcroft, G. (1977, June 11). Notebook. The Spectator.

Woodridge, I. (1977). The London Daily Mail.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This book would not have been possible without the support and guidance of a small cast of people. Special thanks go to Kevin Bartlett, Dr Ian Bailey, Greg Chappell, Patrick Cook, Andrew Cowell, Graham Lawrence, Garry Linnell, Trevor Sykes and Sister Anthea Groves, for their generosity and openness. Same goes for those who asked to remain anonymous. I acknowledge, with gratitude, the authors and journalists who’ve gone before, in documenting the extraordinary life of Kerry Packer—for better and for worse. And finally, thanks to Mr Packer, whose Australian Consolidated Press put much of the food (and most of the magazines) on my table for almost 30 years.

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