Four Corners

Packer's Power (1997x13)

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By Sally Neighbour. This report pieces together Kerry Packer's style of doing business and reveals how key political figures have served Packer's interests. It took Packer three years and 340 million dollars to gain control of the Sydney Casino and another long-held goal, owning the Fairfax Newspaper Group, is almost within reach. The program asks whose interests are being served and how much power should one man have