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Australia's richest man, Kerry Packer, came to the helm of Australian Consolidated Press a quarter of a century ago; in recent years his son, James, has begun taking over the reins of the dynasty. But despite the legendary reputation of Kerry Packer and his father Sir Frank, and the popular fascination with young James, the story of how Australian Consolidated Press came to be the behemoth it is today has never been told. This is the first book ever written about the creation of one of Australia's foremost media empires. ACP was the result of an unlikely partnership between Frank Packer, the son of a brilliant but controversial newspaper executive, and E. G. Theodore, a former Labor Premier and Federal Treasurer. The House of Packer tells how their piratical activities provided the capital for the launch of the spectacularly successful Women's Weekly in 1933 and then the acquisition of the Daily Telegraph, the Nine Television network, the Bulletin and Cleo. The House of Packer presents a riveting account of the internal feuds which periodically convulsed the empire; the rumbustious, bohemian journalistic atmosphere inspired by Sid Deamer, Brian Penton and Cyril Pearl; the activities of other renowned editorial figures such as George Warnecke, David McNicoll, Donald Horne and Ita Buttrose; Sir Frank's feudal managerial style; the exit of the Theodore family; the emergence of Clyde and Kerry Packer; and the sale of the Telegraphs to Rupert Murdoch in 1972. This book also examines a series of often bizarre industrial disputes; tells how the company's political stance inspired savage attacks from both sides of politics; and charts the vigorous, and at times highly amusing, rivalry with the Fairfax and Murdoch dynasties. For better or for worse, the House of Packer has made, and continues to make, a considerable contribution to Australia's public culture. Here is how it all began.

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Publisher
Allen & Unwin
ISBN-13
9781864488821
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Author
Bridget Griffen-Foley
Publication Name
The House of Packer: the Making of a Media Empire
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History, Business
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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228mm
Item Width
152mm

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Bridget Griffen-Foley
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia

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