To even remotely consider Kerry Packer as an upstanding and completely above-board member of the community is just laughable from the outset. His persona lived large in the world of shady backroom deals, and he loved it.

Sure, everyone wants to minimise their tax, but what quotes like this do is paper over the loopholes available to the very wealthy, that allow them to pay far less than a fair share of tax.

Besides, using the argument of "but it's legal!" to end the conversation would suggest that no-one should ever make new laws, simply because anything that's currently legal 'must be right because it's legal'. A circular argument. For example: Should we make laws for greater transparency in government? No, because it's currently legal for them to hide their activities, therefore it must be correct!