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The ‘cheaper’ wine that will set you back $105

Yarra Yering, the Victorian winery that once caused a stir with its one-ton merlot, is doing it again.

  • Max Allen

How a career break and coffee turned into a $3.4b business

The Melbourne cafe that Lucy Liu used to hang out at has produced three Young Rich listers and a company now worth billions.

  • Yolanda Redrup

‘Romance of biblical proportions’ powers Rich List couple

Trevor Lee and Keri Craig-Lee are among Australia’s largest landholders and biggest beef suppliers. Their marriage, they say, is a big part of their success.

  • Jemima Whyte

The son of Australia’s richest person on forging his own path

After a decade of legal fights with his mother, John Hancock is making his own way in the world. And so far the returns are good.

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  • Julie-anne Sprague

Warhol and wallpaper: Rich Lister reveals her love of interior design

By day, she’s the founder and managing director of APM Group. After hours, Megan Wynne indulges her passion for interiors.

  • Julie-anne Sprague
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May

How golf fashion is changing the style game

Fashion loves sport. You don’t have to win an NBA championship to wear a pair of Air Jordans, or live anywhere near the ocean to dress like a surfer.

  • Lauren Sams

How John Hancock backed the market’s biggest winner

A chat on a chairlift above Canada’s playground for the rich led John Hancock to make an investment in what turned out to be Australia’s best performing stock over the past year.

  • Julie-anne Sprague

From housing commission kid to showbiz technology star

The most interesting thing about making this year’s Financial Review Rich List, says Grant Petty, is making certain people shut up and take notice.

  • Michael Bailey

The Rich Listers set to profit from saving the climate

A growing number of ultra-wealthy people are investing in ways to make business more sustainable, and therefore more competitive – and profitable.

  • James Thomson

Meet the 20 people making their Rich List debut

Twenty people appear on the Financial Review Rich List for the first time when it’s revealed on Friday, including seven from Australia’s growing tech sector.

  • Michael Bailey and Julie-anne Sprague
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Seek co-founder seeks to disrupt private family wealth offices

Matthew Rockman claims to have found a gap in the market for servicing wealthy families who want a bespoke portfolio with an active role in how it is invested.

  • Michael Bailey

Whatever you do, don’t try this chocolate dessert recipe at home

Metropolis is not a dish for you to make, unless you’re completely mad. It is, however, a rare insight into the creation of Melbourne’s new Society Restaurant.

  • Jill Dupleix

Architecture’s top prize recognises surprising claim to fame

Pritzker Prize-winning duo Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal have never demolished a building to construct a new one.

  • Stephen Todd

Why this watch brand thinks 100 years ahead

Patek Philippe’s outspoken CEO, Thierry Stern, knows what he’s releasing for the next 15 years – and they’re watches made to last more than a century.

  • Bani McSpedden

April

The restaurant where the chef’s determined to be nice

A new not-for-profit arts precinct in Adelaide has attracted some serious hospitality talent.

  • Jill Dupleix

Why critics don’t faze the premier who steered a nation

By showing how a state can manage outbreaks without shutting down cities, Gladys Berejiklian charted the path forward for the entire country.

  • Phillip Coorey

Why these Philanthropy 50 regulars fought for every cent

Graham and Louise Tuckwell are not shy about spending money on a cause they care deeply about. Nor on defending their principles.

  • Patrick Durkin

Donations of Australia’s 50 biggest givers double in five years

The latest list reflects philanthropy around coronavirus and last year’s summer bushfires, as giving not only bounces back, but launches into record territory.

  • Philippa Coates

New twist in Tuckwell’s private equity battle

ETF pioneer Graham Tuckwell thought his charitable foundation was in line for a $45 million boost until a long-running legal case entered yet another stage.

  • Patrick Durkin and Philippa Coates

Here’s to mum, your original style influencer

Mothers hold a curious place in fashion. Rarely do we equate motherhood with style. Often it takes hindsight to see our own mothers for the chic women they are.

  • Lauren Sams
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Dior dares to reshape women’s watch design

Brands from the finicky world of fashion are jumping off the catwalk and onto the wrist as more women rediscover watches.

  • Bani McSpedden

The ambitious (and expensive) plan to insure Australia’s flora

From little things, a big thing is growing – that is, a plan to preserve the country’s botanical treasures. But the challenge is how to pay for the project.

  • Luke Slattery

This philanthropist buys fashion and art for her favourite gallery

Krystyna Campbell-Pretty figured that if the National Gallery of Victoria was to have the things she thought it deserved, she would need to buy them herself.

  • Lauren Sams

Why the Maldives should top your 2022 travel list

There’s plenty of space for everyone in the ‘land of a thousand islands’, making it the perfect holiday destination in a pandemic.

  • Fiona Carruthers

The contemporary furniture commenting on history

The latest project by Melbourne design studio Broached Commissions brings a modernist sensibility to the Victorian era.

  • Stephen Todd