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Kerry Packer dies at 68

Kerry Packer - Died aged 68
Kerry Packer - Died aged 68

The Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer has died at his home in Sydney. He was 68.

He was Australia's richest man with a personal fortune estimated at more than €4bn, made through television, magazine and gambling interests.

He became internationally known in the late 1970s when he took on the cricketing establishment by setting up his own test series.