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    Rich Lister Terry Snow steps away from the cockpit

    At 79, the Canberra property dynamo behind Canberra Airport is finally stepping down from active roles. His son Tom will now chair the airport board.

    • 29 mins ago
    • Nick Lenaghan
    Grant Petty, founder of Blackmagic Designs, cautions that AI is not new, and is currently at the top of a hype cycle.

    AI reshapes Rich Lister business but not their fortunes yet

    Rich Listers are using AI to overhaul graphic design, advance healthcare and improve cybersecurity, but few are investing personally.

    • Yolanda Redrup and Michael Bailey

    What Rich Listers think about money – and what they teach their kids

    Nine of Australia’s wealthiest people reflect on their journey with money and whether material success leads to a rich life.

    • Michael Bailey, Lauren Sams and Yolanda Redrup

    Why Shakespeare matters to Rich Lister Katie Page

    “We all quote Shakespeare all the time, whether we know it or not.” The Harvey Norman CEO – and Rich Lister – has a lifelong love for The Bard.

    • Michael Bailey

    How the Rich List is dodging real-life Succession dramas

    As some of its icons are farewelled, a new generation is taking the reins. So far, Australia’s business landscape has remained relatively stoush-free.

    • James Thomson
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    Yesterday

    Inside the great Rich List wealth transfer

    Control of vast business empires is passing to a new generation, forcing families to confront the hard questions around succession planning. Of the 200 richest Australians, 45 are over 80 and control $136.1 billion.

    • Yolanda Redrup

    This Month

    Ian Malouf aboard his 241-foot superyacht, Coral Ocean, docked at Monaco’s Port Hercules.

    Behind Ian Malouf’s $50m bet on umbilical cords

    The Dial-A-Dump founder has shrugged off doubts about stem cell therapy and is investing heavily to get the treatments more widely approved.

    • Michael Bailey
    Nick Politis owns 27.3 per cent of Eagers Automotive, Australia’s largest new car dealership group.

    Rich Lister down $160m as Eagers shares crash on profit warning

    Australia’s biggest car dealership group warned of a June-half profit drop as household cost-of-living pressures rise.

    • Simon Evans
     The Di Petta’s collection of Ford Mustang muscle cars, such as these examples pictured, were frozen by the court.

    ATO freezes former Young Rich Lister’s muscle cars, mansion

    The flamboyant accountant Steve Di Petta, who has a penchant for Ford Mustangs, is facing allegations he and his wife owe the Tax Office over $3 million.

    • Max Mason

    How a uni dropout went from Maccas to building a $100m company

    Mark Woodland was expanding his education start-up before realising he’d overlooked a critical component for its success and he had to fix it.

    • Julie-anne Sprague
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    On Hamilton, a family dynasty bets there’s more money in islands

    After showing potential buyers around last year, Sandy Oatley and his family are instead developing a new resort as they double down on the island.

    • Primrose Riordan
    Claire Morris founded Prezzee with Matt Hoggett.

    Prezzee co-founder quits Shaun Bonett-owned gift card company

    Claire Morris is leaving the group, and resigning as its brand ambassador. It follows a string of senior executive departures in the last 18 months.

    • Primrose Riordan

    For this Rich Lister, does the reality live up to the hype?

    Property mogul and entrepreneur Shaun Bonett has a fortune of more than $2 billion, according to the Rich List. Those valuations might not live up to the hype.

    • Primrose Riordan and Nick Bonyhady
    Laurence Escalante on one of his boats in Perth.

    Gambling mogul lists superyacht at $10m, starts retailing supercars

    A spokesman for Laurence Escalante’s private office said the sales were part of a new business venture.

    • Primrose Riordan

    This former Young Rich Lister just spent $700k to alter his genes

    Nick Bell’s first business failed, his next made him millions. The serial entrepreneur’s latest business venture involves helping people live longer.

    • Julie-anne Sprague

    April

    The homeschooled billionaire who built a fortune before turning 40

    Shaun Bonett was the country’s richest person under 40 in 2007. Now a billionaire, he shares his story, including a humiliating $25 million mistake.

    • Julie-anne Sprague
    Goldman Sachs’ headquarters in New York. The investment banking giant has made a concerted push into private wealth in Australia.

    Goldman eyes local banking licence to grow ultrarich lending business

    The Wall Street investment banking giant has made no secret of its desire to expand its private wealth division. There are limits on what it can do.

    • Primrose Riordan
    RM Williams CEO Paul Grosmann with Tattarang director Nicola Forrest at the Salisbury factory

    $650 for RM’s? ‘People want handcrafted,’ says Nicola Forrest

    Nicola Forrest says people are tiring of throwaway fast fashion as the iconic company she co-owns lifts capacity to tap into a fast-growing market for women’s boots.

    • Simon Evans
    Minderoo Foundation chief executive John Hartman has swung the axe.

    Forrests’ $10b philanthropic foundation to cut 100 jobs

    Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will shed about a third of its workforce in an overhaul aimed at making better use of its iron ore endowment.

    • Brad Thompson
    Casella Family Brands managing director John Casella at the group’s winery at Yenda in NSW.

    This Rich Lister sees a wave of distressed wine sales coming

    The MD of Casella Family Brands, owner of Australia’s biggest-selling wine export brand Yellow Tail, says the under $10 per bottle segment is still shrinking.

    • Simon Evans
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    Cettire’s shares slumped on Tuesday, on the first day of trade after the Bell Potter note was published.

    Cettire shares slide 16pc on Bell Potter downgrade

    The company’s house broker said the luxury marketplace would continue to outperform peers, but it would be harder for it to generate high growth.

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    • Carrie LaFrenz and Jonathan Shapiro

    March

    Sigma Healthcare boss Vikesh Ramsunder and Mario Verrocchi of Chemist Warehouse.

    Chemist Warehouse sales, profit surge ahead of ASX debut

    Regulatory approval from the ACCC stands in the way of a combined Chemist Warehouse and Sigma, which have revealed robust financials before their merger.

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    • Carrie LaFrenz and Jemima Whyte
    Clive Palmer’s private company Mineralogy reaped $447 million in mining royalties last year.

    Clive Palmer reaps $447m in royalties from Chinese adversaries

    Rich Lister Clive Palmer says he is confident of success with massive damages claim against the federal and WA governments, and will stand his ground in a separate legal dispute with one of China’s biggest conglomerates.

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    • Brad Thompson
    WiseTech CEO Richard White runs the 16th largest listed company in the country.

    How this billionaire is making his staff rich

    The recent surge in WiseTech’s share price means Richard White isn’t the only one making money. Staff are sitting on a $320 million fortune. 

    • Yolanda Redrup
    Gina Rinehart says the 22 per cent gender pay gap at her Hancock Prospecting is the temporary result of helping women enter the mining industry.

    Rinehart blames Hancock pay gap on ‘helping women’ into mining

    A 22 per cent gender pay gap at Hancock, versus a 15 per cent for all miners, is the temporary result of getting more women into the industry, Gina Rinehart says.

    • Michael Bailey and Yolanda Redrup