Career
In 2005 he returned to Australia as acting chief executive of Packer"s Nine Network after having received a double lung transplant. When leading Australian television personality Graham Kennedy (1934–2005) became ill in his later years, an anonymous benefactor came forward and donated a substantial sum (reported to be A$150,000) for Kennedy"s ongoing support and health care after Kerry Packer, for whom Kennedy had made millions of dollars throughout his career, had declined a plea for financial help.
