What is Alan Bond?
'''Alan Bond''' (22 April 1938 &ndash; 5 June 2015) was a [[British people|British]]-born [[Australians|Australian]] [[businessman]]. Bond was known for his role in the [[WA Inc]] scandals of the 1980s. He was also known for bankrolling challenges for the [[yachting]] trophy the [[America's Cup]]. Because of this he won the [[Australian of the Year]] in 1978, along with [[Galarrwuy Yunupingu]]. He finally won the trophy in 1983, which had been held by the [[New York Yacht Club]] since 1851. In 1987, he paid $1 billion for the [[Nine Network|Nine television network]] from [[Kerry Packer]]'s [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited|PBL]], before selling the network back to PBL in 1990 for $250 million. In 1997, he was sentenced to seven years in prison for [[fraud]], and was released in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2000/03/bond-m11.html|title=Australian businessman Alan Bond walks free from jail|work=wsws.org|date=11 March 2000|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Bond was born in [[Hammersmith]], [[London]], [[England]]. He moved to [[Western Australia]] in 1950 at the age of 12. He was married to Eileen Hughes from 1955 until their [[divorce]] in 1992. He was later married to [[Diana Bliss]] from 1995 until her [[suicide]] in 2012. He had four children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/tragic-death-of-bonds-wife-20120128-1qmzt.html|title=Tragic death of Bond's wife|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=28 January 2012|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Bond suffered issues after open heart surgery and was put into an induced [[coma]] on 2 June 2015 at a [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/alan-bond-in-intensive-care-at-fiona-stanley-hospital-20150603-ghfvhs.html|title=Alan Bond in intensive care at Fiona Stanley Hospital|work=WA Today|date=3 June 2015|access-date=4 June 2015}}</ref> Bond died on 5 June 2015 after surgical complications at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-05/al