Kerry Packer's Political Philosophy 

"I do not evade Tax but I do minimise my tax and anybody in the country that does not needs their head read because, I can tell you as a government you're not spending it that well that we should be donating extra." One of the greatest lines ever spoken....

"You're either gonna have to believe me or call me a liar."

He wiped the floor with them whilst stirring his coffee Pure brilliance

"As a government, I must tell you that you are not spending it very well that we have to donate extra."

He is a legend... another person who is sorely missed from our public space.

When Kerry spoke he showed everyone what a 'Boss' he was. He owned the show and made everyone else look like an amateur.

Doesn't anyone remember when he had a massive heart attack, was recuperated and instead of just paying the hospital bill like anyone else, simply presented a $3 million dollar cheque to purchase valuable lifesaving equipment which the institution could not afford? Now that's a big australian!

“I appear here reluctantly” - one of the most simple and yet greatest lines in Australian history. I love seeing and hearing people use this line to this day, always makes me smile

This is how you have a discussion not shout and fight

Regardless of what he's saying, he might be one of the most comfortable public speakers I have ever seen.

This man makes me so proud of Australia and I’m American

"Of course I am minimizing my tax, ... because as a government I can tell you that you are not spending it that well that we should be donating extra ! " Now how true is that wherever you are from !

this is perfect quality video for 1991. almost HD.

I saw this exchange when it happened. Mr Packer clearly knew his business and that is why he was such a success. His responses to the committee just confirmed that many had little understanding of what they were trying to achieve. He was a very generous man, one such example was when he gave 2.5 million dollars to the NSW Ambulance Service following his heart attack to fund a defibrillator in every Ambulance. Vale Mr Packer.

Calmly stirs his tea and destroys the committee of lightweights.

A delight to see a thinking man speak clearly and frankly about himself, his business and state of the country. R.I.P. Kerry, many remember you well and think kindly of your famous generosity, charm and BIG character .

This resonates even more today than all those years ago.

He freaking owned them all they didn’t stand a chance the moment he sat down!!!!

He strikes me as a hard-working, straight forward and highly intelligent B O S S

One thing I will say about KP. He was generous with his wealth and rewarded people well, when they earned it.

This is one smart businessman. I love his response to being questioned about minimizing his taxes.

Oh My - The world is in desperate need of more people like him NOW

Kerry Packer, the ultimate Australian. He was an Australian who stood up, had a go, and succeeded! We need more Australians like him. Great video 👍

What a great man Kerry Packer was and was never afraid to say what he believed. His life was a real life movie and no bullshit at all. He could have been a great Australian Prime Minister had he wanted to be that. There has been no other person like him.

He looks like a real life Kingpin. No insult intended.

These politicians did not stand a chance. KP smashed them.

Amazing how politicians have not changed and as stupid as ever. Miss you Kerry.

Australia and the world need more blokes like Kerry. Common sense and high intelligence are rare commodities invested in one man. Kerry had them in spades. Cricketers in particular owe him a debt that's impossible to computate.

His point at 6:38 is an interesting one. Are we, the people, any better off for all the new laws that the parliament passes? When is legislation effective and when is it a waste of time? Its a question that should be asked of political leaders everywhere.

Never heard of this man but I’m glad RU-vid showed me this clearly I’m on the right path based on my ethics haha

I'm miss him soo much...the "art" of avoiding tax is so Perfect...

I'm just in awwwww of the way he goes about answering his questions, love him or hate him u have to dam RESPECT him

I've never heard of Kerry Packer before today and now I never want to forget him!

I reckon Peter Costello was sitting there thinking, "this guy's brilliant". I'm meant to be interrogating him but I actually think he's tutoring us :) Classic.

This man inspired Marvel Studios. The Tony Stark hearing scene.

This fellas a sharp bloke. He is the smartest person in the room and they know it.

22 years on... Not much has changed!! I love this footage..

When i worked at ACP Magazines back in the old days.... I arrived late to work and bumped into Kerry via the secret back lift.... Good morning Mr Packer..... You're late yes!!! Make sure your not late again... I nearly pissed myself seriously... hahahah

I love his frankness and putting his truth like it is and watching the board squirm while looking for a way past this obstacle.

amazing how well his point of view holds up under 2019 scrutiny

Gotta admit that Kerry was a force to be reckoned with, an Aussie man that i remember we had many of back in the day, a man who called a spade a spade

I’ve never heard of this guy but he sounds like an absolute legend

I heard a story about Kerry from a police officer i used to work for many years ago. Kerry pulled up on a take away shop in the south side of Sydney. The husband and wife just about shut there business for the day Kerry asked are you closed they said no sir. They reopen just so Kerry could have a bite to eat. Kerry seen the kindness in the couple and was highly grateful and wrote them a 20k cheque. True store.

Balls like Bowen Mangos Big Kerry. A man not to be FKD with. Respect and R.I.P

Admire Mr Kerry Packers true Aussie character a tough never give up a true achiever no grey area here just black or white . May he rest in peace . God Bless Australia was not the same. Awesome last statement so true

"Every-time you pass a law, you take someone's privileges away from them" "We should all be minimising tax... because as a Government your not spending it so well that we should be donating extra" Excellent rendition, I can't wait any longer for this "open slather" (Free Trade) which Packer advocates =]

Australia desperately needs something like this now. An intelligent figure with a grasp of common sense putting ignorant, inept politicians who don't care about the everyday Aussie but only about their own ambitions and egos in their place.

1992 - there was an adult version of the show “funniest home videos” being shown on his channel 9 one night. I never saw it but it was animals humping, people being caught in the shower etc. Kerry catches it on his TV at home and calls the control room and tells them to get that rubbish off. The show stopped immediately and they put on Hogan’s heroes or something until the end of the time slot. I’m sure there are many KP stories but I always loved that one.

The good old days when you didn't need a gaggle of lawyers dictating ones speech and letting an intelligent person just get to speak their mind.... #oz

This bit at 6:58 is great: "if you want to pass a new law, why don't you want to do it when you have repealed an old one"

Favourite quote… 7:17 - “Every time you pass a law, you take somebody’s privileges away from them”

BRILLIANT .. I've watched this more than a few times .. a Brilliant businessman and a GREAT AUSTRALIAN

Politicians eh. They do nothing to generate ecconomic growth - just take, take, take.

This is manhood personified. I respect his oration a great deal. What an imposing figure he cut in any room he entered. In today's word for the younger generation, a total beast. I hold a pretty good job, but I wish I could be half the man KP was. Respect big fella and RIP.

I miss old style business folk like a Kerry Packer; no one is perfect but this bloke had a good head on his shoulders.

Kerry Packer's argument is applicable everywhere. Glad to have found him on YT.

Loved Kerry's last answer, was spot on...

Classic Mr KP ( The Big Australian ). In my opinion an Australian Icon that was way ahead of his time. If you have any spare time read The Rise and Rise of Kerry Packer. Loved it🇦🇺

A man that wasn't afraid or intimidated by anyone, it's no wonder he was such a great business man. Not many people in this lifetime could sit there and be so open and candid to these so called law makers. Most certainly a person who has done his homework so well and understood it that he doesn't even need a lawyer to talk on his behalf. When you watch it you can see how he takes control of the entire audience and situation by making them look like fools with their own questions of repetitiveness. You can tell each one is scared to ask a question for fear of looking stupid for asking it. Quite simply a master of a business person.

This guy is awsome! He's a straight shooter. He speaks with authority.

Absolute Gold , KP tore them to shreds with points that are relevant still. Bravo

Such a smart man love watching him 🙏🏾❤️ exactly right spot on when passing a new law they should take a old one away well said and such wisdom

I Wish Mr Packer was still here to Run this Country , his words have so much meaning and truth

He would be a great voice for Australia this day and age, Australia Has Fallen.

Kerry Packer was the real deal Aussie bloke. Never afraid to call a spade a bloody shovel. I wish I could have been on the receiving end of one of his legendary tirades. Imagine if there hadn't been any camera's in the room that day. RIP Kerry.

"You have guidelines, and you have changed them. You've twisted them around in response to pressure from journalists. Now, you know, there are people out there who want to invest in this country. And they want to invest in it because they think it's a stable, decent country. The performance we have seen and the attempted hijackings of this company, in this performance, have taken people who I know over there who are saying, "Why would anyone invest in Australia? The laws get twisted and changed, the whole structure gets moved around depending on whether they like the colour of your eyes or not.... the clients that they have are worth hundreds of billions of dollars. And they're saying, 'Nobody could carry on like these people. It's not possible.' Now that's the damage you're doing, changing the rules every single day." ... "Since I grew up as a boy... there must be ten thousand new laws been passed. And I don't really think it's that much better a place. ... If you want to pass a new law, why don't you only do it when you've repealed an old one? ... Every time you pass a law, you take somebody's privileges away from them." ... "There's nothing wrong with minimizing tax. I don't know anybody who doesn't minimize their tax." _________ This exchange, reminiscent of Hank Rearden's trial in _Atlas Shrugged,_ is a perfect illustration of the chasm between the thinking of bureaucrats and businessmen. Politicians and legislators keep creating new laws, because if they don't, they feel like they're doing nothing. They _love_ having those laws with their names on them (Obamacare, Dodd-Frank, etc.) But they almost never repeal old laws. The _cost_ of the ever-increasing burden of legislation is something they never consider. Bureaucrats also seem to think that figuring out ways to reduce your tax burden is "unpatriotic." They don't look at it from a business point of view, where if you don't take every advantage that you possibly can, you will lose out to competitors who do. If there are loopholes in the tax system that allow some people to take advantage of them, it's the government's job to come up with a tax system that doesn't have those loopholes. But it's also necessary to keep in mind that the more you tax your own country's businesses, the greater the advantage you give to foreign businesses. If only bureaucrats and politicians had a grasp of the fundamentals of Austrian economics... but now I'm just dreaming. That will only happen when the _masses_ have a grasp of Austrian economics, and now we're talking pure fantasy, unfortunately. Another problem with government types is that they think that the solution to any problem is more legislation, i.e., coercion. They never seem to grasp the simple concept embodied in Aesop's fable of the wind and the sun: the more you try to coerce people to do something, the less likely they are to do it. _If you want people to invest their money, create an environment in which they feel safe doing so._ When there's no assurance that interest rates and currency exchange rates and other market conditions will remain stable, people will obviously be reluctant to invest. The government response to this, of course, will be to implement low or negative interest rates. The people's response, in turn, will be to invest in gold or cryptocurrency, or overseas in countries that are more stable. In response to which, the government will introduce more legislation... and round and around we go. One exception that strikes me, though, is that when Packer advocated no restrictions on foreign investment in media, foreign investment meant western investment. Now that we have players on the global scene whose ideologies are inimical to our way of life, it's probably best to reconsider that position.

Pre 00's - Kerry Packer owns the interrogation. Post 00's - Mark Zuckerberg sweats and stutters through an interrogation.

Imagine what he would think of Australia now?

I love his style and miss him. He had the pollies on the back foot.

PACKER dropping knowledge on those Freuds !!! We need men just like Kerry in parliament today!!

Kerry was always such a scream at these political meetings. Nothing was funnier than when he was being queried about how little tax he was paying, and he came back at them with 'bloody right! It's in the interests of every Australian to minimize their taxes, given the way you lot spend it!" :) He had a blunt, take-no-prisoners personality, but was generous to a fault with everyday Australians without ever seeking attention for it, unlike so many celebrities who do it for the media attention. One of my favourite tales of Kerry Packer is of the time he was sitting in his office, listening to John Laws (king of daytime talk-back radio for decades) and heard a sob story from some guy phoning in who had lost his car to theft and couldn't get to work to support his family. Packer promptly called his assistant in and said - 'Call Lawsy, get the guy's number, and go buy him a car!' Typical Kerry Packer. He was one of a kind, and every cricketer in the world has him to thank for the fact they now make decent money from the game.

Kerry was certainly a force of nature. I'd love him to be around now, to hear his views on our energy conundrum.

One of the GREATEST business men this country has had.

At the end it just gets sooooo good

Being a Pom and living in Australia for 13 years now, i think the guy is a legend, what i noticed at the time he was the richest man in Australia, and he went in that court with no lawyers or any help and made them look like fools,

“You’re either gonna have to believe me or call me a liar” Savage words

God Damn Legend. Best clip on RU-vid, Hands Down.

Just such a wonderful man and manager. So switched on, alert and thinks the same as the majority of Australians.

Very cool interview. I have viewed this a few times and am sure his son is proud of his father.

I love the way he gives you that great white shark grin as he looks you up and down as if your a snack. Aussie legend Kerry Packer is

Rules and regulations are subject to interpretation. The interpretation of those rules and regulations are governed by laws and laws are interpreted by how big your checkbook is.

James isn’t half the business mind his father was. Unfortunately.

When he hits the table , it tests the bass of my earbuds, good audio recording.

For the first time, RU-vid algorithm got it right and brought me here. This is a gem 💎. A movie must be made about this remarkable man.

I remember when this interview was on TV! I'm certain he says after the cutoff that he doesn't pay a cent or less tax that he has to! That was sage level advice!!!

"As a government, you're not spending that well, that we should be donating extra" .. *Boom* mic drop!

that last sentence was legendary.

LOLOLOL... Love Kerry Packer's relaxing but clear speech style and his humor esp. at 0:46 VERY SPELLBOUND AUSTRALIAN ICON. LOLOL Yes, this is THE difference between self-management and the other using servants in the same 15%. LOLOL... Amazing his debating speech. I will put him as top 1 Australian in speech style better than any PM I knew.

I don’t even really know who this man is but I like the way he carries himself.

ive been saying that for decades they shouldn't be able to make a new law without getting rid of an old 1

Everyone knew who the Lion in the room was, they were all tip toeing around him case he clawed out a neck.

All this did was show you how crooked the Government could be when they knew that someone who was not a politician and also a threat to all of them. He learned from his dad and he also knew how to look after his own people . He was tough and shrewd but if you delivered the goods he took care of you. We need him around today in all facets of our society .

I couldn't have put it any better myself well done KP

The late Kerry Packer....a true legend.... Well said.... He had all those politicians on the palm of his left hands.

I could literally listen to him all day long - that’s what boss mode looks and sounds like

2019 - Most of Australia's assets have foreign ownership. Good work politicians

Despite what people say about him, he is a bloody legend. The unbelievable knowledge he had and the way he spoke is amazing. He didn’t answer the typical “political” response. You gotta watch the American Congress to see the difference lol he’s a true Aussie

Everyone should hear this summary. Watch all the Politicians here , they all look like they have suddenly got constipation.

Do we have anyone in this country with a backbone like this man? Sure we do and I wish that person would stand up for this country the we he does for Australia

A legend pure and simple Rest in Peace Mr Packer