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Rich List 2026 Australia’s 200 wealthiest people are almost all billionaires, AI boom drives new fortunes, migrant success stories fuel the list plus Gerry Harvey – unfiltered.
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Rich List 2025 Australia’s 200 richest people, plus six billionaires make their debut, putting the “well” into wealthy and how to have a good divorce when you’ve got billions.
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Rich List 2022 Australia’s most comprehensive guide to who’s on the up, and who’s down for the count.
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Philanthropy Not all caviar bumps: Sydney’s wealthy dish it out for women’s health The annual Ladies Luncheon fundraiser for The Royal Hospital for Women secures life-saving treatment for women and babies.
Aug 27, 2026 Hannah Tattersall Insolvency
Tzaneros’ ACFS owes creditors more than $270m The collapse of the container logistics empire run by the wealthy family sent shock waves through the freight industry.
Aug 21, 2026 Primrose Riordan Freight logistics
Arthur Tzaneros resigns from ACFS over WhatsApp comments Tzaneros said in a statement to business partners that he “deeply regretted” what he said.
Aug 17, 2026 Primrose Riordan and Mark Di Stefano Luxury travel
The family behind this travel empire could be headed for the Rich List There are real strengths to being a family-owned business, says Louise Tandy.Especially when you’re in the business of moving people.
Updated Aug 13, 2026 Matthew Drummond Rich Listers
Cannon-Brookes settles with former company secretary, in divorce dispute Mike Cannon-Brookes sued company secretary Kevin Chiu after alleging he downloaded almost 1000 files and handed them over to Annie Cannon-Brookes in 2024.
Aug 12, 2026 Zoe Samios and Max Mason Advertisement August How I Made It
‘I owe you nothing’: Two unlikely partners and a $20b housing empire Craig Carracher knew student accommodation could be vastly improved – and a serious moneymaker.He was right about both.
Aug 10, 2026 Iona Rennie and Lauren Sams Freight logistics
Billionaire-owned logistics giant ACFS collapses into administration The company, which works with Coles and Wesfarmers, had been pursued by a string of creditors over the past year, including by the ATO over a $60 million bill.
Aug 6, 2026 Primrose Riordan July Opinion Due Diligence
Active funds management’s great unravelling has hit Peter Cooper hard His company, which once managed $14 billion, is being ravaged by underperformance and is also dealing with high staff turnover and external forces.
Jul 10, 2026 Joyce Moullakis Rear Window
Rich lister Tzaneros’ Transurban tangle not his first wind up rodeo Behind its Sydney eastern suburbs facade, the logistics family’s business has a reputation for late payments.
Jul 8, 2026 Primrose Riordan Charity
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation cuts staff, appoints new chair The foundation funds life-saving medical treatment for children, but in recent years it’s garnered just as much attention for its high-profile Gold Dinner.
Jul 5, 2026 Primrose Riordan and Hannah Tattersall Advertisement Online gambling
‘It was wild’: The untamed reign of Perth’s golden boy Former employees of Laurence Escalante’s VGW lift the lid on the wild parties and toxic workplace culture they say were rife at the billionaire’s gambling empire.
Jul 4, 2026 Primrose Riordan and Mark Di Stefano June Rich Listers
Clive Palmer shows off his $660m collection of vintage cars The businessman and political hopeful owns more than 1000 rare and antique cars including Bugattis, Rolls-Royces, Mercedes, Jaguars and Fiats.
Jun 26, 2026 Hannah Tattersall Mining
Gina Rinehart backs X-ray technology used in mining in $70m deal Australia’s wealthiest person has invested in X-ray technology used in cancer detection that can also detect contaminants in iron ore.
Jun 25, 2026 Hannah Tattersall Crime
What alleged fraudster secretary did with Judith Neilson’s money Annalouise Spence is accusing of splurging on clothes, shoes, jewellery, watches, artwork, first-class airfares, concerts and even a $6000 mattress topper.
Jun 18, 2026 Max Mason Banking products
High roller’s son sparked regulatory concerns after bank investment Regulators urged in1bank to scrutinise its top investor – the 25-year-old son of a casino high roller – after he poured funds into the company.
Jun 12, 2026 Primrose Riordan May Online gambling
‘I am awesome’: Inside the unravelling of gambling king Laurence Escalante For early investors, VGW was a blockbuster bet.But founder Laurence Escalante is facing a personal and regulatory reckoning, and insiders say the red flags were always there.
May 29, 2026 Primrose Riordan and Jesinta Burton Rich Listers
Boomers, property reign: The Rich List explained (in seven charts) Explore the data behind Australia’s elite fortunes, the surge towards a trillion-dollar milestone, and how Australian billionaires compare with Elon Musk.
May 29, 2026 Joshua Peach and Daniel Reti Rich Listers
The full Rich List: Australia’s richest people in 2026 revealed This was the year when artificial intelligence and the boom in data centres truly arrived on the Rich List.
Updated May 29, 2026 Hannah Tattersall and Rebecca Holland No.38 Gerry Harvey
Inside the ‘bloody awful’ office and sprawling empire of Gerry Harvey The 86-year-old retail king remains outspoken and is still chasing his next win, whether it’s baby cucumbers or the 1500 horses he can’t stop buying.
May 29, 2026 Zoe Samios Opinion The AFR View
Billionaire barons have every right to use their money to influence us Sitting atop a $39 billion iron ore fortune and the AFR Rich List, Gina Rinehart is a prime example of a local billionaire who is building a network of influence.
May 28, 2026 The AFR View Advertisement Rich Listers
Australia’s top 10 richest people revealed in 2026 The rich are getting richer.
The country’s 200 largest fortunes have collectively leaped $39 billion to reach $707.25 billion.
Updated May 28, 2026 Hannah Tattersall Debutants AI
Eight new billionaires among 15 Rich List debuts this year The AI boom drives the fortunes of five of the new faces in 2026, but the pair with the highest debut owe their wealth to good old-fashioned Sydney property.
May 27, 2026 Hannah Tattersall No.181 Rich Listers
The Rich Lister who drives a 1959 Aston Martin DB4 Toby Dymond’s appreciation for classic motor vehicles stems from his late father, JD, and mother Margaret.
May 27, 2026 Hannah Tattersall No.176 Food & drink
From chicken shops to $1b empire: Makris on his $500m Gold Coast bet Greek-Australian mogul Con Makris started his billion-dollar business running takeaways.Now he’s giving the Marina Mirage site a much-anticipated glow-up.
May 27, 2026 Brittney Levinson No.94 Hotels
Pokies, power and a family at war: Inside the $1.9b Laundy pub dynasty A plane crash in the 1960s suddenly pushed their nascent pub empire into the hands of the family’s next generation.Decades later, they are still fighting.
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