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{{short description|Australian businessman}}
{{for-multi|the Barbadian cricketer|James Packer (cricketer)|the Anglican theologian|J. I. Packer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2013}}
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| name               = James Packer
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| birth_name         = James Douglas Packer
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|9|8}}
| birth_place        = [[Sydney]], New South Wales, Australia
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| education          = [[Cranbrook School Sydney|Cranbrook School]]
| occupation         = Former executive chairman of [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited]] (PBL), [[Consolidated Media Holdings]] and [[Crown Resorts]]
| known_for          = [[Packer family]]
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* {{marriage|[[Jodhi Meares]]|1999|2002|reason=divorce}}
* {{marriage|[[Erica Baxter]]|2007|2013|reason=divorce}}
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| children           = 3
| father             = [[Kerry Packer]]
| mother             = [[Roslyn Packer]]
| relatives          = {{unbulleted list|{{nowrap|Sir [[Frank Packer]] (grandfather)}}|[[Gretel Packer]] (sister)|[[Clyde Packer]] (uncle)|[[Robert Clyde Packer]] (great grandfather)}}
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'''James Douglas Packer''' (born 8 September 1967)<ref name=SMH2009>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/who-wants-to-be-a-billionaire-the-james-packer-story-20100222-opge.html |title=Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? The James Packer Story |format=book review |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=18 November 2009 |access-date=23 June 2015 |first=Bridget |last=Griffen-Foley |author-link=Bridget Griffen-Foley |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124224044/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/who-wants-to-be-a-billionaire-the-james-packer-story-20100222-opge.html |archive-date=24 January 2016}}</ref> is an Australian [[billionaire]] businessman and investor. Packer is the son of [[Kerry Packer]], a media mogul, and his wife, [[Roslyn Packer]]. He is the grandson of [[Frank Packer]]. He inherited control of the family company, [[Consolidated Press Holdings|Consolidated Press Holdings Limited]], as well as investments in [[Crown Resorts]] and other companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=008_394_509&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |title=ASIC Free Company Name Search |work=National Names Index |publisher=Australian Securities & Investments Commission |access-date=22 December 2007 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121422/http://search.asic.gov.au/cgi-bin/gns030c?acn=008_394_509&juris=9&hdtext=ACN&srchsrc=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is the former executive chairman of [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited]] (PBL) and [[Consolidated Media Holdings]], which predominantly owned media interests across a range of platforms, and a former executive chairman of Crown Resorts.

{{as of|2023|05}}, Packer's [[net worth]] was assessed as {{AUD}}4.95&nbsp;[[1,000,000,000|billion]] by the ''[[Financial Review Rich List]]'', ranking him as the eighteenth-wealthiest Australian;<ref name="afr2023"/> he was the richest person in Australia in 2006 and 2007.<ref name=news2008>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/business/alan-bond-makes-brw-rich-list-comeback/story-e6frfm1i-1111116468829 |title=Alan Bond makes BRW rich list comeback |author=Chappell, Trevor |date=28 May 2008 |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]]|work=news.com.au |location=Australia |access-date=27 July 2011 }}</ref> ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes Asia]]'' magazine assessed Packer's net worth at {{USD}}3.6 billion in January 2019, the ninth-richest Australian.<ref name="Forbes2019"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/james-packer-drops-down-the-rich-list-top-10/news-story/341a7fcf1140c6e9a9683997a9edb1cc|title=James Packer slides down the rich list|work=NewsComAu|access-date=16 October 2017}}</ref> In June 2022, the Federal Court approved [[Blackstone Inc|Blackstone]]'s takeover of Crown Casinos, delivering Packer {{AUD}}3.36 billion in exchange for his 37 percent stake in the company, which he has been involved with since 1999.<ref name="ABC June 2022">{{cite news |last1=Whitson |first1=Rhiana |title=Federal Court rubberstamps Blackstone takeover of Crown, James Packer to get $3.36b payday |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-15/federal-court-approves-blackstone-takeover-of-crown-casino/101153420 |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=ABC |date=15 June 2022}}</ref> Packer has an investment in [[ADH TV]], although the total value is unknown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alan Jones's conservative streaming platform finds a new backer in James Packer |date=3 July 2023 |url=https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/2023/07/03/james-packer-alan-jones |publisher=The New Daily}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
James Packer was born in Sydney, the son of philanthropist [[Roslyn Packer|Roslyn]] (née Weedon) and media mogul [[Kerry Packer]]. His grandfather was the media proprietor Sir [[Frank Packer]]. Packer was educated at [[Cranbrook School Sydney|Cranbrook School]] in [[Bellevue Hill, New South Wales|Bellevue Hill, Sydney]]. After obtaining the [[Higher School Certificate (New South Wales)|Higher School Certificate]] (HSC) at Cranbrook, he began working at his father's extensive [[Newcastle Waters Station|Newcastle Waters]] [[cattle station]] in the [[Barkly Tableland]] of the [[Northern Territory]], where he was a [[Jackaroo (trainee)|jackeroo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/05/1051987635136.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |title=Shadow on the son |date=5 May 2003 |first=Richard |last=Guilliatt}}</ref> Packer has stated he did not attend university as he "didn't have the marks".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2009/s2711781.htm|title=Will the Son Also Rise|date=12 October 2009|format=transcript|work=[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]|publisher=ABC TV|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref> His mentors, he has said, include his father and corporate executive [[Albert J. Dunlap]].<ref name=apprentice>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/apprentice-emerges-to-become-master-of-an-empire/2005/12/28/1135732642187.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|work=The Age|title=Apprentice emerges to become master of an empire|author=Tippet, Gary|date=29 December 2005|access-date=12 April 2012 }}</ref>

==Career==
===Early internet investments===
Following the dotcom crash of 2000–2001, Packer acquired stakes in the online classified sites [[Seek Limited|Seek]] and [[Carsales.com]], believing that newspaper companies relying heavily on classified advertising were vulnerable to online companies in categories including employment and vehicle listings.<ref name=williams>{{cite book |author=Williams, Pamela |title=Killing Fairfax: Packer, Murdoch & The Ultimate Revenge |publisher=HarperCollinsPublisher |year=2013 |isbn=9780732297664 }}</ref>{{rp|15}}

Packer purchased a 25% stake in SEEK for A$33 million in August 2003. He sold most of his stake six years later for A$440&nbsp;million.<ref name=williams/>{{rp|53}}<ref name=williams/>{{rp|242}} At Packer's urging, the magazine group then controlled by his family, [[Are Media#Australian Consolidated Press|Australian Consolidated Press]], acquired a 41% stake in online advertiser Carsales in October 2005.<ref name=williams/>{{rp|101}} The deal, initially valued at A$100 million, was eventually worth A$462 million to Packer-controlled entities.<ref>{{cite news |first=Adele |last=Ferguson |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=Online boom shows much more pain still to come for retailers|date=24 May 2011 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/online-boom-shows-much-more-pain-still-to-come-for-retailers-20110523-1f0ov.html |access-date=21 October 2013}}</ref>

===Selling Channel Nine===
In March 2006, Packer began discussing whether to sell Channel Nine and the Australian Consolidated Press magazine group to help fund his move into the international gaming and tourism business.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-11-09 |title=DEALTALK-Aussie media floats worth $7 bln on the cards |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dealtalk-australia-media-idUSSGE6A70T220101109 |access-date=2023-10-29}}</ref> Given changes in media due to the Internet and pay-TV, Packer was concerned about the future of free-to-air television.<ref name=williams/>{{rp|140}}{{rp|150}} On 17 October 2006, Packer's team finalised a deal to sell 50% of the media assets—which also included a 50% stake in web portal [[Ninemsn.com.au|Ninemsn]] and a 51% stake in Carsales—to private equity group CVC Asia Pacific for A$4.5 billion, plus an additional A$1 billion in equity in the new company, which would be called PBL Media.<ref name=williams/>{{rp|213}}

In June 2007, Packer sold another 25% share of the joint-venture PBL Media to CVC for $515 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-06-01 |title=Packer sells media stake, ticketing to CVC |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pbl-media-idUSSYD30184220070601 |access-date=2023-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Pip Bulbeck|agency=Associated Press |date=2007-06-02 |title=Packer sells 25% stake in PBL Media |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/packer-sells-25-stake-pbl-137751/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In October 2008, Packer wrote down his final 25% stake in PBL Media to zero.<ref name=williams/>{{rp|222}} By the end of 2012, debt from CVC's acquisition had overwhelmed Channel Nine and US hedge funds ousted CVC, taking complete ownership.<ref>{{cite news |first=Helia |last=Ebrahimi |work=CNBC|title=Interview with Helia Ebrahimi|date=13 September 2013 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/helia-ebrahimi/ |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>

===One.Tel===
{{Main|One.Tel}}
Packer was a director of Australian Telecommunications company [[One.Tel]], which was declared insolvent during May 2001. The collapse of One.Tel cost PBL A$327 million. Packer admitted at a PBL annual general meeting that he had learned "painful lessons" from the collapse of One.Tel. Later at the [[liquidator (law)|liquidator]]'s inquiry over the collapse he denied that he was apologising for his own conduct; instead, he claimed, "I was making an apology for accepting the bona fides of [[Jodee Rich|Mr. [Jodee] Rich]] and the executive directors of One.Tel."<ref name="SMH-apology">{{cite web |title=James Packer quizzed over One.Tel collapse |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/james-packer-quizzed-over-one-tel-collapse-20020501-gdf8qi.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=en |date=1 May 2002}}</ref>

In April 2014, [[Lachlan Murdoch]] and Packer agreed to a A$40 million settlement over the One.Tel failure. The settlement was approved by the [[Supreme Court of New South Wales]] on 17 April 2014, with A$14.93 million to be paid by the Packer family's Consolidated Press Holdings, A$11.77 million to be paid by Packer's [[Crown Resorts]] and A$13.3 million to be paid by [[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theage.com.au/business/court-approves-40m-onetel-settlement-20140417-36u8c.html |title=Court approves $40m One.Tel settlement |last1=Butler |first1=Ben |date=17 April 2014 |website=The Age |access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref>

===Crown Resorts===
{{Main|Crown Resorts}}

Since his father's death, Packer has moved away from the family's traditional media businesses and focused on creating a worldwide gambling empire: [[Crown Resorts]]. It has businesses and investments in the integrated resort and casino sectors in Australia and Macau, and wholly owns and operates a high-end casino in London, Crown Aspinall's.<ref name="crown-about-us">{{cite web |url=http://www.crownresorts.com.au/about-us/crown |title=About us |work=Crown Resorts Limited |date=2016 |access-date=26 March 2016 }}</ref> In October 2017, Crown's market capitalization was over $8 billion.<ref name="au.finance.yahoo.com">{{Cite web |title=CWN.AX: Summary for CROWN FPO - Yahoo Finance |url=https://au.finance.yahoo.com/quote/CWN.AX/ |access-date=2017-10-16 |website=au.finance.yahoo.com |language=en-AU}}</ref> On 21 March 2018, Packer resigned as executive chairman of Crown Resorts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Perry |title=James Packer resigns as director of Crown Resorts |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/james-packer-resigns-as-director-of-crown-resorts-20151221-gls8c4.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=23 July 2018 |language=en |date=21 December 2015 |archive-date=23 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723064034/https://www.smh.com.au/business/james-packer-resigns-as-director-of-crown-resorts-20151221-gls8c4.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>  In May 2019, Packer sold half of his stake in Crown Resorts to [[Lawrence Ho]].<ref name="Straits Times: 2019 by Pearlman">{{cite news |last=Pearlman |first=Jonathan |date=17 June 2019 |title=Sale of Aussie gaming stake sparks concern |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |location=Sydney, Australia |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/sale-of-aussie-gaming-stake-sparks-concern |access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2020 |title=James Packer's Crown Resorts casino firm faces probe |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51584458}}</ref>

In October 2020, Packer appeared before an independent inquiry into Crown's suitability to hold casino licence in [[NSW]]. When questioned over impropriety, illegality and corruption, Packer admitted that while a director of Crown he made "shameful" and "disgraceful" threats against businessman Ben Gray.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite web |last1=Davies |first1=Anne |title=James Packer's Crown Resorts unsuitable to hold casino licence in NSW, report finds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/feb/09/james-packers-crown-resorts-found-unsuitable-to-hold-casino-licence-in-nsw-report-finds |website=[[Guardian Australia]] |access-date=9 February 2021 |language=en |date=9 February 2021}}</ref> In February 2021, the inquiry found that Crown was unsuitable to hold a casino licence due in part to Packer's threats to Ben Gray, as well as its "continued commercial relationships with junket operators who had links to [[Triad (organized crime)|triads]] and other organised crime groups.”<ref name="theguardian.com"/> In February 2022, [[The Blackstone Group]] acquired Crown Resorts for A$8.9 billion (US$6.4 billion).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Blackstone Wins Crown Resorts as Board Accepts $6.4 Billion Bid|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-13/blackstone-wins-crown-resorts-as-board-accepts-6-4-billion-bid|access-date=2022-02-13|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref> Packer held 37% of Crown Resorts stock at the time of the sale. He received A$3.36 billion for his shares.<ref name="ABC June 2022" />

=== Other business activities ===
Packer purchased an 18% stake in [[Network Ten]] in 2010, quickly offloading half to Lachlan Murdoch. Three months later, after a dispute with Murdoch over a senior management appointment, Packer resigned his [[Network Ten]] board seat. There was also speculation that he resigned due to a conflict of interest with his interests in Consolidated Media Holdings.<ref>{{cite news |first=Antonia |last=Magee |work=Herald Sun |date=2 March 2011 |title=James Packer, Lachlan Murdoch fall out over new Ten Network chief James Warburton |url=http://www.news.com.au/business/packer-resigns-from-ten-board/story-e6frfm1i-1226014676071 |access-date=21 August 2012}}</ref> Following the implementation of CBS's restructure of Network Ten announced in August 2017, Packer will no longer have an interest in Network Ten.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/tens-board-failed-to-update-market-for-four-weeks-after-packer-walked-20170814-gxvpnu.html|title=Ten's board failed to update market for four weeks after Packer walked|last=Lucy|first=Battersby|date=15 August 2017|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-29/channel-ten-cbs-takeover-plot-twist-seven-nine-will-hate/8853182|title=Ten Network no longer the biggest loser as CBS shakes up free-to-air TV|first=Stephen|last=Letts|date=30 August 2017|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|location=Australia}}</ref> In late May 2011, Packer made a reported A$80&nbsp;million investment in daily deals sites Scoopon and Catch of the Day through a partnership between his Consolidated Press Holding and several other investors, including Andrew Bassat, a co-founder of Seek.com.au.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bryant, Morris|title=Packer buys into Catch of the Day and Scoopon|url=http://thedealer.com.au/deals-blog/news/packer-buys-into-catch-of-the-day-and-scoopon/|access-date=16 June 2011|work=The Dealer |date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830203626/http://thedealer.com.au/deals-blog/news/packer-buys-into-catch-of-the-day-and-scoopon/ |archive-date=30 August 2011}}</ref>

In December 2012, Packer and producer-filmmaker [[Brett Ratner]] formed a joint venture, [[RatPac Entertainment]]. The first film financed by RatPac was a major success. ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'', a space thriller directed by Alfonso Cuaron and starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, generated the strongest-ever October opening in the US and took box office receipts of more than {{USD}}100&nbsp;million in its first five days.<ref name="Lehman">{{cite news |first=John |last=Lehman |work=The Daily Telegraph |title=James Packer takes a new gamble on big movies venture|date=12 October 2013|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/james-packer-takes-a-new-gamble-on-big-movies-venture/story-fni0cx12-1226738627985 |access-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> Packer sold his investment in RatPac for an undisclosed amount in April 2017.<ref>{{cite web | title=James Packer Sells Ratpac Stake Turns Attention From Hollywood To Home | website=The Australian | url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/james-packer-sells-ratpac-stake-turns-attention-from-hollywood-to-home/news-story/4488da111586abfbe7024840dbb19037 | access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> According to ''Filmink'' "Who knows what sort of legacy James Packer is going to leave when he shuffles off this mortal coil, but I maintain the films he helped finance...will stand out among the more positive achievements."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/ten-billionaires-stung-hollywood/|title=Ten Billionaires Who Were Stung by Hollywood|date=10 March 2020}}</ref> 

In October 2014, Packer bought out [[Peter Holmes à Court]]'s 37.5% share of the ownership of [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] [[National Rugby League|NRL]] club, becoming [[Russell Crowe]]'s partner in the Blackcourt League Investments Pty Limited venture.<ref name="2014ownership">{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney, NSW|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/peter-holmes-a-court-reveals-his-reasons-for-selling-his-south-sydney-stake-while-james-packer-plans-for-a-big-future/story-fnp0lyn3-1227100197425|title=Peter Holmes a Court reveals his reasons for selling his South Sydney stake, while James Packer plans for a big future|author=Ritchie, Dean|date=24 October 2014|access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2022, following the sale of his $3.3 billion stake in Crown Resorts, Packer sought to simplify his investment portfolio concentrating on big tech stocks, AI and property.<ref name="auto">https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/james-packer-makes-a-bumper-600m-profit-thanks-to-his-tech-stock-investments/news-story/d8fc8673618d340c80f8699e75f41e0b</ref>  As at 30 June 2024, Packer holds almost $500 million of Nvidia, $452 million of Meta and $366 million of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.<ref name="auto"/> 

==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"  | 
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|<small>Legend</small>
|-
!<small> Icon</small>
!<small> Description</small>
|-
|{{steady}}
|<small>Has not changed from the previous year</small>
|-
|{{profit}}
|<small>Has increased from the previous year</small>
|-
|{{loss}}
|<small>Has decreased from the previous year</small>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
*[[List of NRL club owners]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |author=Barry, Paul |author-link=Paul Barry |title=Rich Kids |publisher=Bantam Books |year=2002 |isbn=1-86325-338-6 }}
*{{cite book |author=Barry, Paul |title=Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? |location=Sydney |publisher=Allen & Unwin |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-74175-974-7 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Kitney |first1=Damon |title=The Price of Fortune" The Untold Story of Being James Packer |date=2018 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=Sydney, NSW |isbn=9781460756690 |url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-price-of-fortune-damon-kitney/prod9781460756690.html |access-date=15 November 2018}}

==External links==
* [https://www.scribd.com/doc/4859766/Some-Inspirational-People-profiled-by-Laurence-MacDonald-Muir/ "Some Inspirational People"] Profiled by [[Sir Laurence Muir|Laurence MacDonald Muir]].
* [http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/packer2.html James Packer media profile]

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