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Whatever we were expecting from Packer’s appearance, it wasn’t what we got – Sydney Morning Herald
He seemed pathetic and I felt a rush of sympathy.
The sad arc of a broken billionaire is the latest chapter of the James Packer story, playing out quietly for several years, but fully exposed to the public last week.
It is a tribute to the skilfulness and power of Crown Resorts that Packers threatening email had not become public until now, despite the valiant efforts of some journalists. The bar to publication of such explosive material is a high one. Even now, for reasons we dont know, inquiry head Commissioner Patricia Bergin, determined we…
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