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Andrew Forrest speaks at the Perth Leadership Matters breakfast.

Australia’s biggest billionaire feud is over

The pair have been at loggerheads since 2022 over what Andrew Forrest claims was Kerry Stokes’ anger over mining trucks.

Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart.

Rinehart down $280m (and counting) in Trump market rout

Australia’s richest person made a massive $2 billion bet on the US stock market last year.

Unimpressed: Gina Rinehart.

Gas 15pc cheaper under Dutton plan, but Rinehart not happy

The average gas price would be 15 per cent cheaper had the Coalition’s gas reserve plan already been in place, Peter Dutton has claimed

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton cross paths at a Daily Telegraph event in Sydney.

Coalition: compensate super hacking victims, Chalmers calls attack ‘concerning’

The opposition says members who lost money should be compensated, as he accused the prime minister of not taking the cyberattack seriously enough. Here’s how the day unfolded.

Marc Greening is a cattle breeder and beef producer in Wagga Wagga.

The McDonald’s effect: Why Aussie beef can ride out Trump’s tariffs

Farmers and exporters are more worried that the wider economic impact of the tariffs could diminish global appetites for beef.

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PM rejects US trade gripes; Markets brace for pain; Dutton targets home loans

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

March

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, alumnus of SHAGs.

Gina Rinehart jolts parents at ‘woke’ St Hilda’s

The country’s richest person continues to inspire at her Perth alma mater.

Donald Trump supporters Gina Rinehart and Elon Musk at a meeting in Florida earlier this year.

What (wagyu exporter) Gina Rinehart thinks of Trump’s tariff war

Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart says Donald Trump’s tariff agenda should prompt Australian governments to cut taxes for Australian farmers and small businesses.

Gina Rinehart recently hung up a painting showing her 70th birthday party, looking delighted alongside Peter Dutton.

Gina Rinehart hangs mural of herself and Peter Dutton

The painting of the mining billionaire’s 70th birthday party now adorns her Roy Hill reception.

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APRA targets boards; Cyclone Alfred intensifies; Trump’s chain reaction

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

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The celebrity mansions on the front line of Cyclone Alfred

Gina Rinehart and Chris Hemsworth are among the Australian heavyweights who own luxury coastal properties exposed to landfall of the dangerous storm.

The rivalry between Forrest and Rinehart goes way back.

Twiggy takes rivalry with Rinehart to the penthouse

The duo’s Sydney digs are so close they would be able to spot each other across the Sydney skyline.

An overturned truck on Mineral Resources’ Onslow Road.

Leaked report a glimpse into MinRes’ troubled road to nowhere

Slicing through the Pilbara at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, the Onslow road, which opened last year, was meant to be paved with gold. Instead, it is crumbling.

Greg Norman at the Australian Embassy in Washington where in January he received a lifetime achievement award.

Greg Norman circles Byron Bay property market

The former golfer’s been spotted looking for NSW north coast real estate.

February

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Bullock admits RBA too slow; Domain rockets; Mansion smashes record

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

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Eddie Perfect plays the philosopher Voltaire in Opera Australia’s production of Candide.

He won over Shane Warne with a musical. Could Gina Rinehart be next?

Eddie Perfect wrote a Broadway smash in Beetlejuice, a critical hit (but financial disaster) about the leg-spinning legend, and would love to give another prominent Australian the song-and-dance treatment.

Andrew Forrest is not the only Australian billionaire taking a strategic position in rare earths.

Andrew Forrest takes control of rare earths mine, magnet maker

While his flagship company Fortescue retreats from hydrogen, Andrew Forrest’s private company has taken control of some rare earths mining and processing assets.

Gina Rinehart with Australia’s ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd in Washington last month.

Gina Rinehart revealed as owner of $2b US stock portfolio

The country’s richest person has bought stocks linked to Trump, Musk and Murdoch, plus, some of her pet projects.

Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison will continue “creating value for shareholders”.

MinRes dives to $800m loss and slashes iron ore guidance

The Chris Ellison-led miner cut forecasts for iron ore shipments after cyclones damaged its Onslow haul road, dragging its shares to lows not seen since 2020.

James Packer before the Israel prime minister’s address to Congress last year.

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.

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