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Top director tells: Packer, Bond tried to bribe me

John Dahlsen, who was at the centre of some of the biggest media deals of the 1980s, reveals for the first time that Kerry Packer and Alan Bond tried to bribe him to recommend corporate deals.

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Bribery, corruption and boardroom betrayal are not normally associated with the upper echelons of Australian business.

The country's repressive defamation laws, tribal loyalty and a general unwillingness to rock the boat have kept a lid on damaging revelations.

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Tony Boyd is the former Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com

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