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Rich Kids
9781742747378

Copyright © Paul Barry, 2002

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First published by Bantam in Australia and New Zealand in 2002
This paper backedition published in 2003

National Library of Australia
Cataloguing-in-Publication Entry

Rich kids: how the Murdochs and Packers lost $950 million in One.Tel. Updated ed.
Includes index.
ISBN:1 86325 339 4 (pbk.).
ISBN:978 1 86325 339 0 (pbk.).

1. Murdoch, Rupert, 1931–. 2. Packer, Kerry. 3. One.Tel (Firm). 4. Business failures—Australia. 5. Telecommunication—Australia. I. Title.

384.0994

Cover photograph by Jessica Hromas, courtesy The Australian Financial Review