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The wealth of Australia’s richest 75 women soared by 30 per cent over the past
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 * Feb 14, 2024
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Sam Prince has accused Stuart Cook of “misleading or deceptive conduct” in
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 * Feb 9, 2024
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RINEHART TURNS 70 AT LEGAL AND LITHIUM CROSSROADS

As Australia’s richest person hits her milestone birthday, the market is testing
Hancock Prospecting’s appetite for becoming a serious lithium force.

 * Feb 7, 2024
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LUXURY MARKETPLACE CETTIRE LOOKS TO CHINA AS FIRST-HALF SALES SOAR

The company says demand for Tom Ford and Gucci fashion and accessories remains
healthy, with first-half sales up 89 per cent. The stock surged 25 per cent.

 * Updated Feb 7, 2024
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RICH LIST FORTUNES GOUGED BY GREEN METALS SLUMP

The wealth of mining executives and investors has taken a hit from the falling
price of lithium and other minerals used in the transition from fossil fuels.

 * Feb 7, 2024
 * Tom Richardson


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FORMER CREDIT SUISSE, HSBC BANKERS TARGET ULTRARICH WITH NEW BANK

Volans opens its doors in May. It already has 17 employees on its books and is
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 * Feb 4, 2024
 * Primrose Riordan

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THE HEAVY HITTERS BEHIND AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST CONSERVATIVE LOBBY GROUP

Australia’s richest businesspeople have become major backers of Advance
Australia, which helped lead the “no” campaign at the Indigenous Voice to
parliament referendum.

 * Updated Feb 1, 2024
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SENIOR EXECS STEP UP TO STEER LANG WALKER’S LEGACY

The Rich List developer had already put in place succession planning within his
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 * Jan 29, 2024
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Here are the Rich Listers basking in a bull run which has, in some cases, added
tens of millions of dollars to their net worth in just three months.

 * Updated Jan 12, 2024
 * Primrose Riordan and Andrew Turner

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WHY THIS BILLIONAIRE’S GIFT CARD COMPANY IS STILL LOSING MONEY AFTER 10 YEARS

Prezzee, which sells gift cards and is backed by Shaun Bonett, has shown a $40
million loss but says accounting rules are to blame.

 * Jan 8, 2024
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INSIDE THE DESCENT INTO CHAOS AT A CHINESE BILLIONAIRE’S CATTLE EMPIRE

“My view was that animals would die, employees would leave, the companies would
be sued, and then more cattle would die.”

 * Jan 5, 2024
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RICH LISTER RAPHAEL GEMINDER POISED TO SNARE PACT

Kin Group has moved to an 85 per cent stake in the packaging group as a higher
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 * Jan 3, 2024
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BUCKERIDGE FAMILY TO RELAUNCH SALE OF WEST AUSTRALIAN BUILDER BGC

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said.

 * Jan 2, 2024
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HOW SOME RICH LISTERS DOUBLED THEIR FORTUNE IN 2023 WHILE OTHERS FELL

The boom in IT stocks burnished the fortunes of Australia’s top tech
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 * Jan 2, 2024
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HOW SAM KENNARD BUILT A $2.6B EMPIRE

The influential business figure always had ambition to work and grow the family
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 * Dec 18, 2023
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SAM ARNAOUT ARRIVES AT HUDSON HOUSE, HEADQUARTERS OF THE VERY RICH

The billionaire publican has snapped up the offices once occupied by late
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rich.

 * Dec 13, 2023
 * Primrose Riordan and Campbell Kwan

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SIGMA COULD SHED CUSTOMERS AFTER CHEMIST WAREHOUSE MERGER

The deal, creating an $8.8 billion retail and wholesaling giant, could even be
blocked by competition regulators, according to analysts at Morningstar.

 * Dec 12, 2023
 * Carrie LaFrenz and Tom Richardson

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Documents associated with the merger, which will create a retail giant, show for
the first time the precise shareholdings of Jack Gance and Mario Verrocchi.

 * Dec 11, 2023
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RICH LISTER’S ONLINE CASINO EMPIRE FEELS HEAT OF US LAWSUITS

The wildly profitable business operated by the Perth billionaire is facing legal
challenges in US two states, and a crackdown on digital gambling in a third.

 * Dec 11, 2023
 * Primrose Riordan

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INFLUENTIAL PHARMACY LOBBY COMES OUT AGAINST CHEMIST WAREHOUSE DEAL

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creating an $8 billion giant, posed “significant questions and risks”.

 * Dec 7, 2023
 * Carrie LaFrenz


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 * Dec 7, 2023
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 * Updated Dec 4, 2023
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HOW CATHIE REID WENT FROM TYPING CLASS TO A $550M FORTUNE

The Rich Lister originally wanted to be a typist. Instead, she became a
pharmacist before she spotted a gap in the market and become an entrepreneur
alongside husband Stuart Giles.

 * Dec 4, 2023
 * Julie-anne Sprague

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RICH LISTER RETURNS TO HIS ROCK’N’ROLL ROOTS WITH $180M US DEAL

The microphone mogul behind Rode has ambitions to be the world’s biggest
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 * Dec 4, 2023
 * Michael Bailey


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Robert Magid, whose Pier One Hotel sponsors the besieged theatre company, said
his support hinged on no evidence of management collusion in Saturday’s
pro-Palestinian protest emerging.

 * Nov 30, 2023
 * Michael Bailey

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