

In early 1972, Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer got together to create a magazine that became one of the most dramatic sensations in Australian publishing history. CLEO Magazine - begun in a "fit of pique" - went on to help define women, Australia and the relationship between the two.
John Edwards
ABC TV
2
90 min

It’s 1972. Skirts are up, pants are down. Girls can have anything. And riding the wave of sexual liberation and feminist freedom is Cleo magazine – fresh, bold and naughty. Two ambitious, young upstarts – Ita Buttrose and Sir Frank Packer’s unregarded second son, Kerry – create their own legends as they fling the modern girl headlong into the passion and politics of this turbulent era.
Apr 17, 2011

As the backlash hits and optimism crumbles, Ita and Kerry refuse to take a backward step as they both reach for their own glittering crowns.
Apr 18, 2011

Ita Buttrose

Kerry Packer

Leslie Carpenter

Daniel Ritchie

Andrew Cowell

Rachel Carr

Annie Woodham

Sir Frank Packer

Ivana Holbrook

Pat Nigra

Rosina O'Casey

Joel