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Heloise Pratt’s claim against Waislitz set for September showdown
Billionaire Visy heiress Heloise Pratt and her ex-husband, Alex Waislitz, will square off in court over the couple’s $1.5 billion private investment vehicle.
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- Patrick Durkin
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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.
- Patrick Durkin and Max Mason
December 2024
Waislitz claims ex-wife Pratt ‘abdicated responsibilities’ as director
Billionaire Alex Waislitz has filed a defence to a lawsuit by his ex-wife Heloise Pratt, who claims the billionaire “engaged in criminality” in the management of their joint investment vehicle.
- Maxim Shanahan
November 2024
Heloise Pratt alleges ex-husband Alex Waislitz falsified board records
The two billionaires had been on amicable terms after splitting in 2015 until a stoush started over the control of Thorney Investments.
- Max Mason
Pratt announces move to the US
One of Australia’s richest men is a member of Donald Trump’s private Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, and has previously voiced admiration for the US president-elect.
- Primrose Riordan
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Chanticleer’s 10 legends of marvellous Melbourne
Melbourne has always been Chanticleer’s spiritual home. As part of the column’s 50-year celebrations, we name 10 big characters from the past five decades.
- James Thomson
October 2024
Richard Pratt’s love child free to sue family for slice of the fortune
Paula Hitchcock, 27, is the child of the late packaging billionaire and will be allowed to continue her legal pursuit for access to the family trust.
- Max Mason
Billionaire Alex Waislitz ensnared in the Real Housewives web
The Rich Lister and his extended family have been in the headlines for decades. His new family wants more.
- Max Mason
September 2024
Why the Pratts are fighting over the family fortune
This week on The Fin podcast, BOSS deputy editor Patrick Durkin and senior reporter Max Mason discuss the legal fight over the Pratt packaging fortune.
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Family trust: Inside the Pratts’ legal soap opera
Richard Pratt carefully designed a succession plan for his three children, Anthony, Heloise and Fiona. But even the best-laid plans can wind up in court.
- Max Mason and Patrick Durkin
August 2024
Anthony Pratt a witness to father’s love for half-sister: court claim
Billionaire Anthony Pratt and his sisters were witness to the “bonds of love and affection” between their late father and his “love child” Paula Hitchcock, claim new court documents.
- Patrick Durkin and Max Mason
February 2024
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October 2023
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Will that be Mr Pratt, Sir Anthony or Colonel?
The Melbourne billionaire toyed with the idea of receiving a knighthood from King Charles III, whose charities he supported.
- Aaron Patrick
July 2022
Why shouldn’t you name bridge after a sleazy, corrupt mayor?
In the modern era of tearing down statutes of people with questionable pasts, one council was looking at going the other way. And it’s not alone.
- Liam Walsh
July 2020
The man who fought to clear Richard Pratt
In this second extract from The Power Broker, Michael Gawenda looks at the role of Leon Zwier at ABL, who fought a hard battle in defence of the packaging king.
- Michael Gawenda
ACCC 'acted in public interest' by pursuing Richard Pratt: Samuel
Bitterness lingers over former competition boss Graeme Samuel's role in taking action against the late billionaire.
- Andrew Tillett
November 2019
Meet the refugee eyeing a $1b float
Four decades after fleeing his homeland, Van Thanh Luong may now be Australia’s most successful Vietnamese refugee businessperson. We tell his story for the first time.
- Greg Earl