Editing James Packer (section)

==Personal life==
Packer owns residential property in [[Bondi Beach]] and in [[Bellevue Hill, New South Wales|Bellevue Hill]], in Sydney's eastern suburbs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.domain.com.au/news/james-packer-set-to-sell-his-bondi-beach-bachelor-pad-20150305-13vjlu/ |title=James Packer set to sell his Bondi Beach bachelor pad |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=5 March 2015 |access-date=26 March 2016 |author=Macken, Lucy }}</ref><ref name="TheAust-Bondi apartment sale">{{cite news |url=https://www.google.com.au/search?q=james-packer-rethinks-sale-of-20m-bondi-apartment&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=prj3VsSCMobT0ATg0r1Y |title=James Packer rethinks sale of $20m Bondi apartment |date=25 June 2015 |access-date=26 March 2016 |work=[[The Australian]] |author=Allen, Lisa }}</ref> The Packer family also have pastoral property holdings in {{NSWcity|Scone}}, called ''Ellerston Station'',<ref name="TheAust-Bondi apartment sale"/> and, since 2018, owned by his sister, [[Gretel Packer|Gretel]]. Following the breakdown of his first marriage, and the development of a friendship with American actor [[Tom Cruise]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/are-commitment-issues-urban-myth-wbna9916573 |title=Are commitment issues an Urban myth? |date=28 December 2005 |work=Today Entertainment |publisher=Today.com |location=United States |access-date=12 April 2012 |author=Walls, Jeannette }}</ref> Packer began attending the [[Church of Scientology in Australia]], taking courses on the Church's [[Dundas, New South Wales|Dundas]] business centre in 2002.<ref name=smh2002>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/23/1037697937276.html | work=The Sun-Herald | title=James Packer and the Church of Scientology |first=Annette |last=Sharp |date=24 November 2002 |location=Australia |access-date=10 October 2011 }}</ref> He subsequently confirmed his involvement with Scientology, saying he had found it "helpful".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.businessday.com.au/executive-style/management/meet-mrs-packer-20090518-ba2q.html |title=Meet Mrs Packer |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |first=Neil |last=McMahon |date=12 June 2007 |access-date=10 October 2011 |archive-date=4 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004080753/http://www.businessday.com.au/executive-style/management/meet-mrs-packer-20090518-ba2q.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He later distanced himself from the church.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/see-ya-tom-packer-quits-cruises-church/2008/05/09/1210131257772.html   |title=See ya, Tom: Packer quits Cruise's church |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |first=Andrew |last=Hornery |date=10 May 2008 |access-date=10 October 2011 }}</ref> In 2020, during the public inquiry into Crown Casinos, Packer revealed he had [[bipolar disorder]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bavas |first1=Josh |date=6 October 2020 |title=James Packer tells Crown inquiry his bipolar medication impairs memory |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-06/james-packer-faces-sydney-crown-casino-inquiry/12734998 |access-date=3 January 2020 |website=[[ABC News Australia]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Relationships ===
Packer and actress [[Kate Fischer]] separated in 1998 after five years together and a two-year engagement.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2011 |title=What happened to Kate Fischer? |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/the-once-svelte-kate-fischer-stacks-on-the-pounds/news-story/92c65a9a43a810c9b961e929d051a9e9 |access-date=26 August 2018 |website=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> Packer married [[Jodhi Meares]] at his home in Bellevue Hill, Sydney in October 1999; the relationship lasted two years, and the couple separated in 2002.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Rod |title=News media chronicle, July 1999 to June 2000 |url=http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:11241/nmc09.pdf |url-status=live |journal=Australian Studies in Journalism |publisher=School of Journalism and Communication, [[The University of Queensland]] |volume=9 |page=147 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107014021/http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ%3A11241/nmc09.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2014 |access-date=11 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sharp |first=Annette |date=16 June 2002 |title=Why Jodhi called it quits |work=[[The Sun-Herald]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |location=Sydney, Australia |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/15/1023864363499.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028222134/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/15/1023864363499.html |archive-date=28 October 2012}}</ref> Packer later married part-time model and singer [[Erica Baxter]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Hornery |first=Andrew |date=21 June 2007 |title=Hitched: artful dodgers almost slip net |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/hitched-artful-dodgers-almost-slip-net/2007/06/20/1182019193754.html |access-date=3 February 2010}}</ref> whom he wed in the equivalent of a civil ceremony on 20 June 2007. The wedding was at the Antibes town hall, and the second ceremony took place at Hotel du Cap – Eden Roc in [[Antibes|Cap d'Antibes]] on the [[French Riviera]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hornery |first=Andrew |date=17 June 2007 |title=All aboard the loveboat |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/all-aboard-the-packer-loveboat/2007/06/16/1181414604141.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 |access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hudson |first=Fiona |date=3 June 2007 |title=James Packer's $6m wedding |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=Australia |url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/perth-confidential/james-packers-6m-wedding/story-e6frg30l-1111113670211 |access-date=22 May 2013}}</ref> Together, Packer and Baxter have three children: a daughter, born 27 July 2008,<ref>{{cite web |date=29 July 2008 |title=Indigo is the luckiest Packer of them all |url=http://www.news.com.au/opinion/indigo-is-the-luckiest-packer-of-them-all/story-e6frfs99-1111117043148 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026210902/http://www.news.com.au/opinion/indigo-is-the-luckiest-packer-of-them-all/story-e6frfs99-1111117043148 |archive-date=26 October 2013 |access-date=3 February 2016 |publisher=[[News.com.au]] ([[News Corp Australia]])}}</ref> a son, born 1 February 2010,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hornery |first=Andrew |date=2 February 2010 |title=New heir for Packer dynasty |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/new-heir-for-packer-dynasty-20100202-n9ud.html |url-status=live |access-date=3 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203182633/http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/new-heir-for-packer-dynasty-20100202-n9ud |archive-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> and another daughter, born 22 September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 September 2012 |title=Packer palace welcomes new princess Emmanuelle |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/packer-palace-welcomes-new-princess-emmanuelle/story-e6frfmqi-1226482131015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203182319/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/packer-palace-welcomes-new-princess-emmanuelle/story-e6frfmqi-1226482131015 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |access-date=3 February 2016 |publisher=News.com.au (News Corp Australia)}}</ref> In September 2013 James and Erica Packer announced they were separating.<ref name="Seperation #2">{{cite news |last=Leys |first=Nick |date=6 September 2013 |title=James Packer splits with wife Erica after six years of marriage |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/james-packer-splits-with-wife-erica-after-six-years-of-marriage/story-e6frg996-1226713506303 |access-date=6 September 2013}}</ref>

Packer and American singer-songwriter [[Mariah Carey]] became engaged in January 2016, but had broken up by October.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 January 2016 |title=Mariah Carey and James Packer are Engaged |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/731548/mariah-carey-and-james-packer-are-engaged |access-date=21 January 2016 |publisher=E! Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 October 2016 |title=James Packer dumps Mariah Carey |url=https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/james-packer-dumps-mariah-carey-29085 |access-date=26 August 2018 |website=Now To Love}}</ref> At the time it was alleged that the break-up was a result of Carey's extravagant spending and rows over her reality show ''[[Mariah's World]]'', but Packer later said that the relationship had just been a "mistake" for both sides.<ref>{{cite news |author=Shenton, Zoe |date=20 October 2017 |title='It was a mistake': Mariah Carey's billionaire ex James Packer breaks silence on their broken engagement |work=The Mirror |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/it-mistake-mariah-careys-billionaire-11380571 |access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> In November 2017, Packer paid Carey a multi-million dollar settlement, in response to a lawsuit pursued by Carey citing an "inconvenience fee".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/11/30/mariah-carey-james-packer-settlement/23292822/|title=Mariah Carey received 'multimillion-dollar settlement' from ex-fiance James Packer, kept engagement ring}}</ref> In 2019, Packer was dating Kylie Lim.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 July 2019 |title=James Packer looking happy and in love with Kylie Lim in Italy |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/nsw/james-packer-looking-happy-and-in-love-with-kylie-lim-in-italy-ng-f2e31b21e00c8cee13dbca5d6d6f91c8 |publisher=The West}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
Packer has supported a number of Australian medical institutions such as the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Centre and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and mental wellbeing programs such as Lifeline.<ref>https://victorchang-cdn.imgix.net/assets/src/uploads/Victor-Chang-Annual-Report-2012-final.pdf</ref>

Packer is the founder of both the Packer Family Foundation and Crown Resorts Foundation. In July 2014, the two foundations launched their {{AUD}}200&nbsp;million National Philanthropic Fund, one of Australia's largest philanthropic commitments.<ref>{{cite web | title=Crown Resorts | website=Crown Resorts | url=http://crownresorts.com.au/crown-resorts-foundation/$200m-national-philanthropic-fund | date= | access-date=26 August 2018 | archive-date=26 August 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826113429/http://crownresorts.com.au/crown-resorts-foundation/$200m-national-philanthropic-fund | url-status=dead }}{{self-published inline|date=December 2020}}</ref> According to the two foundations, they are working together to promote Indigenous education opportunities, the arts and culture, and partnerships with organisations that encourage and foster social cohesion. Underlying these priorities are learning, accessibility and engagement outcomes for young Australians – staying engaged with school and learning is the key to long-term positive outcomes, and this is the approach and message that the partner organisations are delivering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crownresorts.com.au/CrownResorts/files/f0/f0d746fb-1836-4983-a859-0f3f42166c67.pdf|title=Crown Resorts And Packer Family Foundations' National Philanthropic Fund|website=crownresorts.com.au|access-date=15 February 2019|archive-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310125310/http://crownresorts.com.au/CrownResorts/files/f0/f0d746fb-1836-4983-a859-0f3f42166c67.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

The Packer Family Foundation has provided $50 million to support Australia's arts and cultural institutions as well as arts education programs throughout lower socio economic communities.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://citypeople.com.au/portfolio/crown-resorts-and-packer-family-foundations/|title=National Arts Funding Program Evaluation – Crown Resorts and Packer Family Foundations}}</ref> The arts education funding has supported schools throughout areas like Mt Druitt, Liverpool, Campbelltown, Penrith and Blacktown to provide arts, music and literacy programs which support educational outcomes, teachers, and school engagement.<ref name="auto1"/> 

Packer and the Packer Family Foundation continue to provide support for mental wellbeing programs. In March 2023, Packer and the Packer Family Foundation gave $6 million to Lifeline International to work towards decriminalizing suicide globally.<ref>https://lifeline-international.com/app/uploads/2023/03/LLI-PFF-Announcement-March-2023.pdf</ref> In May 2023, Packer and the Packer Family Foundation jointly donated $7 million to the [[University of New South Wales]] for mental health research, with a focus on [[mood disorder]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Lucy |date=15 May 2023 |title=James Packer donates $7 million to UNSW to help expand mental health research |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/james-packer-donates-7-million-to-unsw-to-help-expand-mental-health-research-20230514-p5d8bp.html |access-date=17 May 2023 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>

=== Controversies ===
Packer was involved in a public physical brawl at Bondi Beach in 2014 with [[David Gyngell]], a long-term friend and head of [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]]. Gyngell and Packer were both fined $500 for offensive behaviour over the incident.<ref>{{cite news |author=Heffernan, Madeleine |date=6 May 2014 |title=High price for James Packer v David Gyngell street brawl photos |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/high-price-for-james-packer-v-david-gyngell-street-brawl-photos-20140506-37tan.html |access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=5 May 2014 |title=Exclusive photos: James Packer, Nine CEO David Gyngell in street brawl |work=news.com.au |url=http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/exclusive-photos-james-packer-nine-ceo-david-gyngell-in-street-brawl/story-fnki1jcy-1226905548828 |access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Bodey, Michael |date=6 May 2014 |title=Watch video of James Packer, David Gyngell fight on Bondi street |work=The Australian |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/broadcast/watch-video-of-james-packer-david-gyngell-fight-on-bondi-street/story-fna045gd-1226906670656# |access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Ferguson, Sarah |date=5 May 2014 |title=Behind the punch-up between James Packer and David Gyngell |work=[[7.30]] |url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2014/s3998344.htm |access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref> In late 2016, Israeli Police started looking into reports that Packer gave members of Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]'s family gifts and benefits. Packer, who is trying to gain residency in Israel, has taken the first step and registered with Israeli tax authorities.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 November 2016 |title=Police Looking into Ties Between Australian Billionaire James Packer and Netanyahu's Family |newspaper=Haaretz |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/police-looking-into-ties-between-australian-billionaire-and-netanyahu-s-family-1.5467757 |access-date=15 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Subscribe to The Australian - Newspaper home delivery, website, iPad, iPhone & Android apps |url=https://myaccount.news.com.au/sites/theaustralian/subscribe.html?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&mode=premium&dest=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/israeli-police-grill-netanyahu-over-james-packers-gifts-to-his-son/news-story/d5d8250a972d11851ed832aae10fe3fd?nk=038cab030eec0844fccb3997f1399836-1550219452&memtype=anonymous |access-date=15 February 2019 |website=myaccount.news.com.au}}</ref> 

In February 2018, Packer was mentioned in an Israeli Police report recommending the prosecution of Netanyahu on corruption charges for accepting bribes, and acting against the interests of the state of Israel. Packer is mentioned in the report to have provided Netanyahu and his family members with champagne, cigars, jewelry and clothing valued at approximately US$100,000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Loewenstein |first=Anthony |date=14 February 2018 |title=How James Packer's gifts helped land the Israeli PM in hot water |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/how-james-packer-s-gifts-helped-land-the-israeli-pm-in-hot-water-20180214-p4z0c8.html |access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>

In March 2019, leaked text messages showed that [[Kevin Tsujihara]] had promised auditions and acting jobs to actress [[Charlotte Kirk]] in return for sex in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Tatiana Siegel,Kim |last2=Siegel |first2=Tatiana |last3=Masters |first3=Kim |date=2019-03-06 |title="I Need to Be Careful": Texts Reveal Warner Bros. CEO Promoted Actress Amid Apparent Sexual Relationship |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/i-need-be-careful-texts-reveal-warner-bros-ceo-promoted-actress-apparent-sexual-relationship-1192660/ |access-date=2023-01-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> They also showed that the sex was facilitated by her then friend Packer for his personal influence. In September 2020 her lawyers filed a petition in the [[Los Angeles County Superior Court|Los Angeles Superior Court]] to vacate a [[gag order]] that has kept her mostly silent amid the years-long battle. The petition paints a picture of Tsujihara engaging in non-consensual sex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2020-09-24 |title=Charlotte Kirk, Kevin Tsujihara and a Nonconsensual Sex Allegation That Sparked a Secret Legal Saga |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/charlotte-kirk-kevin-tsujihara-and-a-non-consensual-sex-allegation-that-sparked-a-secret-legal-saga-4066501/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Net worth===
Packer first appeared on various [[net wealth|wealth lists]] in 2006, following the death of his father the previous year and the intergeneration transfer of the bulk of Kerry Packer's wealth to his son, James. James Packer's wealth was valued at A$7.25&nbsp;billion. The 2008 [[BRW Rich 200|''BRW'' Rich 200]] listed Packer as the third-richest person in Australia with a personal wealth of A$6.1&nbsp;billion, behind [[Fortescue Metals Group]] chief executive [[Andrew Forrest]] and [[Westfield Group]]'s [[Frank Lowy]]. That was the first time in 21 years that a member of the Packer family had not topped the list.<ref name="Age2008"/> According to ''BRW'', Packer's wealth dipped to an estimated A$3&nbsp;billion during 2009.<ref name="richgetpoorer"/> In its 2013 ''BRW Rich 200'' list, Packer was ranked third with his wealth estimated at A$6.0&nbsp;billion, a boost of A$1.1&nbsp;billion on the previous year. In the 2014 wealth rankings by ''BRW'', Packer's wealth was assessed at A$7.19&nbsp;billion, making him the third-richest Australian.<ref name="brw2014"/><ref name="Heathcode">{{cite news|url=http://brw.com.au/p/business/rich_get_richer_our_top_billionaires_O0X7PZ1oAhqQAKBnW8Xo1L|work=[[BRW (magazine)|Business Review Weekly]]|title=Rich 200 get richer: Our top 10 billionaires enjoy a year to remember|date=14 November 2013|first=Andrew|last=Heathcode|access-date=14 November 2013|archive-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116004441/http://www.brw.com.au/p/business/rich_get_richer_our_top_billionaires_O0X7PZ1oAhqQAKBnW8Xo1L|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015 ''BRW'' Rich 200, Packer's net worth was assessed at A$6.08&nbsp;billion, making him the seventh-richest Australian.<ref name="brw2015"/> Published since 2017 as the [[Financial Review Rich List|''Financial Review'' Rich List]], the successor of the ''BRW'' Rich 200, {{as of|2025|05|lc=on}} Packer's net worth was assessed at {{AUD}}4.98&nbsp;billion, making him the 30th wealthiest Australian.<ref name="afr2025"/>

In January 2009, ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph]]'' reported that due to ongoing financial problems, Packer's wealth dropped to under A$3&nbsp;billion; also reporting that Packer listed for sale his Mangusta yacht and delayed the purchase of a Boeing business jet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,,24926608-5001021,00.html |title=James Packer's shrinking funds |author1=Leys, Nick |author2=Miranda, Charles |date=18 January 2009 |work=The Sunday Telegraph}}</ref> Yet by mid-2010, it was reported that Packer owned a number of assets including ''Ellerston Z'' (a [[superyacht]]), ''Arctic P'' (a luxury cruise ship and former ice-breaker), a private jet, a 12-seater [[Sikorsky S-76]] helicopter, and a variety of cars.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/executive-style/luxury/pastimes-paid-for-by-the-planet-20100614-y6xb.html |work=The Age |date=12 June 2010 |author=Hornery, Andrew |title=Pastimes paid for by the planet |access-date=10 October 2011 }}</ref> {{As of|2019|01}}, ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]'' magazine estimated Packer's wealth at {{USD}}3.6&nbsp;billion,<ref name="Forbes2019"/> down from the {{USD}}6.60&nbsp;billion published by ''Forbes'' in their 2014 list of the richest people in Australia.<ref name="Forbes2014"/> In the 2017 ''Forbes'' list of the 50 Richest Australians, Packer's net worth was assessed at {{USD}}3.9&nbsp;billion, making him the ninth-richest Australian.<ref name="Forbes2017"/>

====Wealth rankings====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Year
! colspan="2" style="width:40%;"| ''[[The Australian Financial Review|Financial Review]]''<br/>[[Financial Review Rich List|Rich List]]
! colspan="2" style="width:40%;"| ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]''<br/>[[List of Australians by net worth|Australia's 40 Richest]]
|-
! Rank
! [[Net worth]] ({{AUD}})
! Rank
! [[Net worth]] ({{USD}})
|-
| 2006<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/78/KRFL.html |title=Australia and New Zealand's 40 Richest: James Packer |work=Forbes Asia |year=2006 |access-date=10 October 2011 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} {{profit}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $7.10&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} {{profit}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $5.20&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
|-
| 2007<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/James-Packer-still-top-of-rich-list/2007/05/30/1180205321814.html |title=James Packer still top of rich list |date=30 May 2007 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/78/biz_07australia_James-Packer_KRFL.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123205524/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/78/biz_07australia_James-Packer_KRFL.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 January 2013 |title=Australia and New Zealand's 40 Richest: James Packer |work=Forbes Asia |date=1 February 2007 |access-date=10 October 2011 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} {{profit}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $7.25&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} {{steady}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $5.50&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
|-
| 2008<ref name="Age2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/business/rich-surprise-alan-bond-bounces-back-20080528-2ixw.html |title=Rich surprise: Alan Bond bounces back |date=28 May 2008 |work=The Age |author=Litras, Peter |access-date=15 September 2011 |agency=AAP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901033555/http://www.theage.com.au/business/rich-surprise-alan-bond-bounces-back-20080528-2ixw.html |archive-date= 1 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/global/2008/0407/037.html |title=Australia and New Zealand's 40 Richest: The List |work=Forbes Asia |date=20 March 2008 |access-date=10 October 2011 |author=Thomson, James }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} {{loss}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $6.10&nbsp;billion {{loss}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} {{loss}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $5.30&nbsp;billion {{loss}}
|-
| 2009<ref name="richgetpoorer">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/management/rich-get-poorer-20090527-bn70.html |title=Rich get poorer |date=27 May 2009 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |author=Zappone, Chris |access-date=15 September 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/78/australia-rich-09_James-Packer_KRFL.html |title=Australia's 40 Richest: James Packer |work=Forbes Asia |date=13 May 2009 |access-date=10 October 2011 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|6}} {{loss}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $3.00&nbsp;billion {{loss}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|1}} {{profit}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $3.10&nbsp;billion {{loss}}
|-
| 2010<ref name=smh-2010>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/luxury/lowy-leaves-mining-magnates-in-the-dust-20100526-we91.html |title=Lowy leaves mining magnates in the dust |author1=Saulwick, Jacob |author2=Cummins, Caroline |date=27 May 2010 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=10 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/78/australia-rich-10_James-Packer_KRFL.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123091447/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/78/australia-rich-10_James-Packer_KRFL.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 January 2013 |title=Australia's 40 Richest: James Packer |work=Forbes Asia |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=10 October 2011 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|6}} {{steady}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $4.10&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} {{loss}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $3.50&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
|-
| 2011<ref name="BRW2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/rich/brw_rich_wealth_index_6C7D0A81mRoFg5s25l4DdO |title=BRW Rich 200 Wealth Index |work=BRW |location=Australia |date=25 May 2011 |access-date=30 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928124204/http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/rich/brw_rich_wealth_index_6C7D0A81mRoFg5s25l4DdO |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Forbes2011">{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/james-packer |title=Australia's 40 Richest: James Packer |work=Forbes Asia |date=March 2011 |access-date=16 May 2011}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|8}} {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $4.16&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} {{steady}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $4.40&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
|-
| 2012<ref name="BRW2012">{{cite news |url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/rich/rich_it_tough_at_the_top_5NxGddTdCxahzaIWfxAkqJ |title=Rich 200: It's tough at the top |work=BRW |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=2 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004163246/http://brw.com.au/p/lists/rich/rich_it_tough_at_the_top_5NxGddTdCxahzaIWfxAkqJ |archive-date=4 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Forbes2012">{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/78/australia-billionaires-12_James-Packer_KRFL.html |title=Australia's 40 Richest: James Packer |work=Forbes Asia |date=1 February 2012 |access-date=2 June 2012 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|6}} {{steady}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $5.21&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}} {{loss}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $4.50&nbsp;billion {{profit}}
|-
| 2013<ref name="BRW-2013">{{Cite journal|title=Rich 200 get richer: Our top 10 billionaires enjoy a year to remember|journal=BRW|location=Sydney|url=http://brw.com.au/p/business/rich_get_richer_our_top_billionaires_O0X7PZ1oAhqQAKBnW8Xo1L|date=14 November 2013|access-date=14 November 2013|archive-date=16 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116004441/http://www.brw.com.au/p/business/rich_get_richer_our_top_billionaires_O0X7PZ1oAhqQAKBnW8Xo1L|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/james-packer/|work=Forbes Asia |title=James Packer |date=March 2013}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} {{gain}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $6.00&nbsp;billion {{gain}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} {{increase}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $6.00&nbsp;billion {{increase}}
|-
| 2014<ref name="brw2014">{{cite journal|url=http://www.brw.com.au/lists/rich-200/2014/|title=2014 BRW Rich 200|journal=BRW|location=Sydney|date=26 June 2014|access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="Forbes2014">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/australia-billionaires/list/|title=2014 Australia's 40 Richest|access-date=30 June 2014|work=Forbes Asia|date=January 2014 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} {{steady}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $7.19&nbsp;billion {{increase}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|3}} {{steady}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $6.60&nbsp;billion {{increase}}
|-
| 2015<ref name="brw2015">{{cite journal|url=http://www.brw.com.au/lists/interactives/entity.html?entity=james-packer&edition=32&questions=819,820&sort=1,asc&page=0|title=2014 BRW Rich 200: James Packer|journal=BRW|location=Sydney|date=May 2015|access-date=12 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Forbes2015">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2015/02/03/gina-rinehart-retains-top-spot-on-forbes-australia-rich-list/|title=Gina Rinehart Retains Top Spot on Forbes Australia Rich List|access-date=12 June 2015|work=Forbes Asia|location=Singapore|date=29 January 2015 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|7}} {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $6.08&nbsp;billion {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|4}} {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $4.70&nbsp;billion {{decrease}}
|-
| 2016<ref name="AFR 2017">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-26/brw-rich-list-topped-by-harry-triguboff/7448044 |title=BRW rich list topped by Harry Triguboff, Gina Rinehart slips to fourth |work=ABC News |access-date=25 May 2016 |date=25 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Forbes2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/consent/?toURL=https://www.forbes.com/australia-billionaires/list/|title=2016 Australia's 50 Richest|access-date=9 June 2016|work=Forbes Asia|date=January 2016 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|7}} {{steady}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $5.00&nbsp;billion {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|6}} {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $3.50&nbsp;billion {{decrease}}
|-
| 2017<ref name="AFR 2017"/><ref name="Forbes2017">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesasia/2017/11/01/australias-richest-2017-mining-for-dollars/#4d3806661d24|title=Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars |access-date=28 September 2019 |work=Forbes Asia|date=1 November 2017 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|9}} {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $4.79&nbsp;billion {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|9}} {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $3.90&nbsp;billion {{increase}}
|-
| 2018<ref name="AFR 2018">{{cite web|url=http://www.afr.com/brand/afr-magazine/rich-list-overview-20180413-h0yqo5|title=2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?|work=The Australian Financial Review|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=25 May 2018|last=Stensholt|first=John|access-date=26 May 2018}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|10}} {{decrease}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $5.50&nbsp;billion {{increase}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 
|-
| 2019<ref name="AFR 2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-wealthiest-people-revealed-20190529-p51sj0|title=Australia's 200 richest people revealed|work=[[Financial Review]]|location=Australia|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=30 May 2019|last=Bailey|first=Michael|access-date=28 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="Forbes2019">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/australia-billionaires/list/#tab:overall|title=2019 Australia's 50 Richest|access-date=28 September 2019|work=Forbes Asia|date=January 2019 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|13}} {{loss}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $4.94&nbsp;billion {{loss}} 
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nts|9}} {{steady}}
| style="text-align:right;"| $3.60&nbsp;billion {{loss}}
|-
| 2020<ref name="afr2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/the-10-richest-australians-revealed-20201028-p569c7|url-access=subscription|title=The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed|work=[[The Australian Financial Review]]|publisher=Nine Publishing|date=30 October 2020|author1=Bailey, Michael|author2=Sprague, Julie-anne|access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref>
| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|13}} {{steady}}}}
| align="right"  | $4.69&nbsp;billion {{decrease}}
| align="center" | 
| align="right"  | 
|-
| 2021<ref name="afr2021">{{cite news |author1=Bailey, Michael |author2=Sprague, Julie-anne |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20210526-p57vfr |title=The 200 richest people in Australia revealed |work=[[Australian Financial Review]] |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref>
| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|15}} {{decrease}}}}
| align="right"  | $5.72&nbsp;billion {{up}}
| align="center" | 
| align="right"  | 
|-
| 2022
| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|17}} {{decrease}}}}
| align="right"  | $6.00&nbsp;billion {{up}}
| align="center" | 
| align="right"  | 
|-
| 2023<ref name="afr2023">{{cite news |author1=Bailey, Michael |author2=Sprague, Julie-anne |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20230523-p5dapa |title=The 200 richest people in Australia revealed |work=[[Australian Financial Review]] |date=26 May 2023 |access-date=6 June 2023}}</ref>
| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|18}} {{down}}}}
| align="right"  | $4.95&nbsp;billion {{down}}
| align="center" | 
| align="right"  | 
|-
| 2024<ref name="afr2024">{{cite news |author1=Redrup, Yolanda |author2=Bailey, Michael |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20240521-p5jfe4 |title=Australia's wealthiest 200 now control $625b |work=[[Australian Financial Review]] |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref>
| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|20}} {{down}}}}
| align="right"  | $5.69&nbsp;billion {{up}}
| align="center" | 
| align="right"  | 
|-
| 2025<ref name="afr2025">{{cite news |author1=Redrup, Yolanda |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-wealthiest-200-revealed-fortunes-blow-past-667b-20250509-p5lxxb |title=Australia’s wealthiest 200 revealed, fortunes blow past $667b |work=[[Australian Financial Review]] |date=30 May 2025 |access-date=31 May 2025 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
| align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|30}} {{down}}}}
| align="right"  | $4.98&nbsp;billion {{down}}
| align="center" | 
| align="right"  | 
|}

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|-
!<small> Icon</small>
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|{{steady}}
|<small>Has not changed from the previous year</small>
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|{{profit}}
|<small>Has increased from the previous year</small>
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|{{loss}}
|<small>Has decreased from the previous year</small>
|}