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Canva founders among 10 wealthiest Australians after $93m raise
Canva founders Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht are among the 10 wealthiest Australians after the graphic design software company hit a valuation of $US15 billion.
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- Michael Bailey
Palmer bonanza as China’s CITIC nears billion-tonne iron ore deal
A judge has cleared the way for Chinese conglomerate CITIC to secure the rights to mine another billion tonnes of iron ore in WA, delivering Clive Palmer a massive royalties windfall.
- Brad Thompson
Bluey the cartoon puppy delivers Rich List boost to Moose Toys family
The Melbourne-based creators of the Shopkins craze have another hit on their hands, thanks to a cartoon blue heeler from Brisbane.
- Michael Bailey
How Megan Wynne went from occupational therapist to $1.5b empire
After creating one of the world’s biggest employment services companies, Megan Wynne is about to join the Rich List - and she’s plotting the next phase of growth.
- Julie-anne Sprague
Why so many Rich Women are media-shy
Many female founders of big Australian businesses have much lower profiles than their male counterparts, and ingrained sexism could explain their silence.
- Michael Bailey
The 2020 List
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Leadership shake-up at Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine
Roy Hill boss Barry Fitzgerald will move into board roles as the company’s billionaire owner praised his role in creating the nation’s fourth-biggest iron ore producer.
- Brad Thompson
Meet the three new women set to join the Rich List
The owners of retail brands Decjuba, Mecca and Culture Kings are poised to join the Financial Review Rich List in May.
- Julie-anne Sprague
‘Accidental’ businesswoman Jude Turner finds the sweet spot
The founder of Spicers Retreats and wife of Flight Centre co-founder Graham ‘Skroo’ Turner is a $271 million pandemic success story.
- Fiona Carruthers
- Opinion
- Rich listers
The problem with our Rich List
The Financial Review’s lists of the country’s wealthy have a women problem. The reasons are many, but they might not reflect the full picture.
- Julie-anne Sprague
The nation’s richest women revealed
The inaugural Rich Women List showcases several entrepreneurs who are set to join the Financial Review Rich List in their own right after building successful companies.
- Julie-anne Sprague and Michael Bailey
March
Busy running the marathon for Visy
Fiona Geminder, who rarely speaks out publicly, admits there is a long way to go on gender equality in her company, but she is championing the way forward.
- Julie-anne Sprague
Rich Lister family sells Byron pub to focus on resort
The time is right – the Rich List Flannery family is selling its Byron Bay pub, The Sun Hotel, to focus on running the booming Elements of Byron resort.
- Martin Kelly
Gupta’s Whyalla steelworks reverses losses
Unions are worried about the potential fallout of the strife at Greensill Capital on the Australian operations of GFG.
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- Simon Evans
February
Housing boom lifts homemaker centre landlord Aventus
Visits to homemaker centres owned and operated by Aventus hit a record high of 44 million in 2020, benefiting tenants like Bunnings, Harvey Norman and JB Hi-Fi.
- Larry Schlesinger
Laurence Escalante a double billionaire after gaming profits jackpot
The online casino of the Perth-based former financial planner’s Virtual Gaming Worlds has become a big hit in the locked-down US.
- Michael Bailey
The wait is over: Crown Residences to welcome first residents
One Barangaroo has so far cost developer Crown Resorts more than $2 billion since work started in 2015 and there’s still plenty to be done.
- Martin Kelly
James Packer set to fall further down the Rich List
The casino mogul, once Australia’s richest person, may not make the top 20 if forecasts for Crown Resorts shares are realised.
- Michael Bailey
Packer’s behaviour ‘intolerable’: Bergin
The billionaire got the dressing down his directors and executives would never give him in Tuesday’s report to the NSW gambling regulator.
- Michael Bailey
Rich List contender’s profit surge six years in the making
Blackmagic Design’s profits have quintupled as its Hollywood customers used their downtime to upgrade, and demand for its home studio and streaming products boomed.
- Michael Bailey
CEO says vegan ‘cheese’ tastes just as good
ASX-listed Pure Foods Tasmania boss Michael Cooper says it’s hard to tell plant-based ‘cheese’ made by newly-acquired Lauds Plant Based Food isn’t dairy.
- Simon Evans
Forrest pours fortune into war on plastic
Andrew Forrest has blasted petrochemical companies for continuing to churn out plastic as he funds research into the risk of tiny particles entering the human brain.
- Brad Thompson
Why Stokes swapped iron ore for buckets of salt
Ryan Stokes believes BCI Minerals made the right calls in selling iron ore assets to focus on a $779 million salt project.
- Brad Thompson
January
James Murdoch isn’t the only one in the family going green
James Murdoch’s brother-in-law has been quietly boosting his green credentials and just cut a deal with Microsoft to help the tech giant in its quest to go carbon negative.
- Julie-anne Sprague
Andrew Forrest wants RM Williams to be fully true blue
The Rich Lister and his wife will spend up big to bring the 35 per cent of production still offshore back to Australia.
- Simon Evans
Forrest hires sovereign borders commander for fire fight
Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation has hired Operation Sovereign Borders commander Lee Goddard to help fire-proof Australia with the help of high-tech surveillance technology.
- Brad Thompson
Rich Lister Cowin's plant-based sausages push
The plant-based 'meat' group backed by the Hungry Jack's magnate and the CSIRO's venture capital arm wants a big piece of meat-eater heartland with its snags.
- Simon Evans
- Exclusive
- Rich listers
Forrest plans China visit and vaccinations for Fortescue travels
Australia's richest man says China deserves credit for helping out during the COVID-19 crisis and he plans to visit the biggest iron ore export market.
- Brad Thompson
- Exclusive
- Rich women
Rich Lister couple's $5m bet on the future of cricket
Cathie Reid and Stuart Giles made their debut on the Financial Review Rich List in 2020 after making their fortune in healthcare. Now they're focused on a new cricket league.
- Carrie LaFrenz
AFR Magazine 2020 in pictures
The photographs and illustrations that brought to life our glossy pages throughout the year.
December 2020
RM Williams online sales double in pandemic shift
The CEO of the boots and bush clothing group, now owned by Rich Lister Andrew Forrest, says bricks and mortar stores will be crucial in an offshore push.
- Simon Evans
