Editing Kerry Packer (section)

==Early life==
Kerry Packer was born on 17 December 1937 in [[Sydney]], Australia. His father was [[Frank Packer|Sir Frank Packer]], an Australian media proprietor who controlled [[Are Media#Australian Consolidated Press|Australian Consolidated Press]] and the [[Nine Network]]. His mother, Gretel Bullmore, was the daughter of [[Herbert Bullmore]], the Scottish rugby union player. He had an older brother, [[Clyde Packer]]. He took part in various sports at school, including boxing, cricket, and rugby; though he struggled academically, possibly due to undiagnosed [[dyslexia]].<ref name=Higham/> On his father's death in 1974, the family estate, valued at $100 million, passed directly to Packer. His father had fallen out with his elder son, Clyde, in 1972.<ref name=Higham>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ssSijGtEWyAC&pg=PA183 |title=Giants of Tourism |author1=Highham, James E. S.  |author2=Cohen, Scott |page=182|publisher=CABI |year= 2010 |isbn=9781845936532 |access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>