This Month
Cars, boats and houses won’t make you happy, says this Rich Lister
Property developer Paul Blackburne landed on the Rich List with an estimated $536 million fortune. There’s a success trap entrepreneurs need to be mindful of, he says.
- Julie-anne Sprague
June
Newington College chairman clocks up 17 years (and counting)
There is nothing so compelling as private school politics.
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- Myriam Robin
Forrests’ beachfront hotel plan dumped by council
Plans by billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest for a boutique four-storey hotel near the beachside home they once shared have been rejected by a local council.
- Brad Thompson
Charlie Aitken nominates Shane Watson for Royal Sydney
The two-time Allan Border medallist, famous all-rounder and cricket gear entrepreneur is on the June nominations list, alongside wife Lee.
- Myriam Robin
The Rich Lister who avoids risk at all costs
Richard White wanted to be a rock ‘n’ roll star. He ended up developing software for companies in logistics and is now the 11th wealthiest person in Australia.
- Julie-anne Sprague
A Young Rich Lister’s advice for founders wanting social media success
How a back-of-the-napkin plan put fitness star Steph Claire Smith on the Young Rich List.
- Julie-anne Sprague
May
- Exclusive
- Rich List
Australia’s wealthiest 200 now control $625b
Technology is back, resources rode a roller coaster and property growth returned, giving Australia’s Rich Listers an 11pc boost to their total fortune.
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- Yolanda Redrup and Michael Bailey
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Ageing Rich Listers approach wealth dispersal watershed
Forty-five of the 200 Rich List entries, holding about $140 billion in wealth, are aged over 80.
- The AFR View
- No. 176
- Rich List
Rich Lister Wes Maas’ three rules for business decisions
The former NRL player has built a billion-dollar company through hard work and diversification.
- Yolanda Redrup
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- Rich List
More than half the 11 new Rich Listers are already billionaires
Two cryptocurrency giants, an under-the-radar mattress mogul, a former mechanic and an ex-NRL player are among 17 new and returning faces on this year’s Rich List.
- 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
- No. 38
- Rich List
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
- Opinion
- Rich List
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
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
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
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
Athenaeum Club’s salami tactics trouble gender truce
It’s increasingly tricky to maintain both a male-only institution with a rollcall of reciprocal arrangements with prestigious British counterparts.
- Myriam Robin
The $150b club: Record number of super rich
The combined net worth of the world’s super-rich club is up 13 per cent this year to $3.3 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
- Diana Li and Jack Witzig
How the CEO of Oroton learnt to make the right career choices
Earlier in her career, Oroton CEO Jenny Child was frustrated at McKinsey and scored a job offer elsewhere. But a mentor warned her that the grass would not necessarily be greener. Child stayed at McKinsey, was made partner, moved to Australia and now runs a luxury retailer.
- Ciara Seccombe and Lap Phan