Driving force
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A champion racing driver while giving Kerry Packer a driving skills course at Sydney's Oran Park raceway brought him to a complete stop which could have otherwise led to a crash. This was beginning of a remarkable friendship and commencement of Channel Nine Camaro which broadcast racing related events.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2006
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Intimations of leadership
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Packer family was media dynasty showing an aptitude for detecting new openings in the mass culture industries, a selective indifference to establishment standards, a capacity both to bully employees and to inspire sense of loyalty. They were genius for pulling of successful publishing and other coups.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2006
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To the fore
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A round of golf with Kerry Packer taught Australia's celebrated golf champion Greg Norman plenty about the game of life. He states that Kerry was someone who wanted to win on his own true merits and there was an ethical and moral side to him that ran deep.
Publication Name: The Bulletin with Newsweek
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1440-7485
Year: 2006
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