June
A Real Housewife, townhouses and mobile phone in billionaire feud
Billionaire Alex Waislitz attempted to settle a long-running dispute with his future sister-in-law six months after she launched her legal claim.
‘Project Rose’ should prove the end of billionaire feud, court told
Alex Waislitz and Visy heiress Heloise Pratt’s acrimonious divorce has boiled over into the public domain after years of private disputes.
Waislitz-linked sibling row goes deeper than gift house
“Real Housewives of Melbourne” star Venus Behbahani says she agreed to give up her share of a company owned with her sister if she was given a property.
Waislitz-Pratt court feud spells end to once amicable divorce
Alex Waislitz is not only up against his fiancee’s sister in court; now he is also battling his ex-wife Heloise Pratt.
Pratts throw bomb into Waislitz’s fight with future sister-in-law
As Alex Waislitz prepares for a legal fight with his fiancee’s sister, the Pratt family has thrown a spanner in the mix.
Waislitz and Pratt drama is running out of lawyers
Billionaire Alex Waislitz may have lost Arnold Bloch Leibler’s services, but he’s got plenty of other lawyers on his books.
Inside the legal fight rocking billionaire Alex Waislitz
The wealthy investor is embroiled in two messy legal disputes: one with his ex-wife Heloise Pratt and the other with the sister of his wife-to-be.
May
Rinehart, Pratt and Trump pollster’s secret trip to Australia
The pair of billionaires may have helped the president’s campaign mastermind get to these shores.
Gina Rinehart tips $4b into US shares – here’s what she’s buying
Australia’s richest person is going all in on the US, shrugging off concerns her political idol Donald Trump could spell disaster for the nation’s economy.
$48m raised at fashion’s most outrageous night of the year
This year’s Met Gala’s theme encouraged masculine tailoring and flamboyant style – and celebrities delivered.
Election cliffhanger; Macquarie’s warning; Time to use Buffett’s rule
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Pratt pumps billions into Trump’s America in White House meet
The cardboard king says the $7.8 billion investment will result in 5000 new manufacturing jobs across the US.
March
‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad bets
The billionaire investor is mired in clashes with his ex-wife, future sister-in-law and developer Tim Gurner. But he’s up for it, he says.
Billionaire Waislitz rejects claim of $21m in improper loans
Billionaire investor Alex Waislitz has denied his ex-wife Heloise Pratt’s claims that he improperly made $21 million in loans to spend on his fiancee.
February
Packer moves in with billionaire Mar-a-Lago residents
The Australian businessman has picked up a two-year lease, putting him ever closer to the US president.
Forget donations. This is where the major parties make millions
Both major parties run “forums” that give executives and lobbyists access to ministers and shadow ministers based on the subscription tier they subscribe to.
ASX slumps; Tariffs drive market panic; US could feel some trade pain: Trump
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January
Pratt’s granddaughter married in lavish Raheen wedding
The lavish garden wedding at the Pratt family mansion took place on the same day another branch of the clan were fighting it out over the $23 billion family empire.
Pratt denies she ‘abdicated responsibility’ to Waislitz
Billionaire Visy heiress Heloise Pratt rejects claims by her ex-husband that she failed to pay attention to the couple’s business affairs, new court documents reveal.
Pratt matches Rinehart with full-page ad for Trump
The Australian packaging magnate has taken out a full-page ad in the centre-left New York Times, leaving no doubt about his support for the president-elect.