This Month
Billionaire Lederer goes to Canberra for $300m office tower deal
The Canberra deal is one of the biggest moves Paul Lederer has made in the real estate market since selling a $300 million portfolio of malls four years ago.
Dennis Bastas’ rise from aspiring car designer to $5b pharma king
The son of Greek immigrants signed a mega-deal this year for his pharmaceutical and beauty empire that propelled him to the upper echelons of the Rich List.
November
Getting richer usually makes you happier – until you hit 2 risk points
For millennia, storytellers, philosophers and economists have been fascinated by whether money buys happiness. But when does wealth become a burden?
The pharmacist from Fitzroy who amassed a $7b fortune with Chemist Warehouse
The pharmacists who’ve been made rich by following Chemist Warehouse’s Mario Verrocchi call him The Godfather. He’s told them to get back to work.
Inside Australia’s most expensive country estate
Terry Snow ploughed $350 million into Willinga Park, which boasts a horse hospital and a ballroom. Its biggest selling point, though, is the tax break.
The moment that led to a $750m coal fortune and a Ferrari obsession
M Resources founder Matt Latimore had Olympic dreams until a decision to study – and a trip to Japan – set him on the path to the Rich List.
Laundys sell pub on NSW’s Central Coast for $18.5 million
Arthur Laundy and his daughter and son-in-law, Justine and Nick Tindall, have sold the West Gosford venue after nearly a decade of ownership.
Cannon-Brookes’ jet not to blame for travel emissions rise: Atlassian
Atlassian’s corporate travel emissions have risen by 135 per cent since 2019, but the company says it’s not because of the chief executive’s private jet.
‘I was sitting on a bench’: How a chance encounter led to a $5b empire
Vikas Rambal came to Australia from India in 2000 with a return ticket, but a lucky moment sparked his dream to build a huge fertiliser plant.
Billionaire Shahin family takes stake in Perth payment fintech Bless
The investment is the latest in start-up plays from the family that sold its OTR petrol station empire to Viva Energy in a $1.2 billion deal two years ago.
Blundy’s turnaround plan sees profits double at Best & Less
The discount retailer grew sales by 6 per cent in the year to June after Brett Blundy and business partner Ray Itaoui implemented a turnaround strategy.
Billionaire Brett Blundy pushes for Victoria’s Secret board seat
The businessman best known for his stake in Lovisa and other major brands owns almost 13 per cent of the New York-listed lingerie label and wants changes.
Win a family affair for rich scion, corporate legend and star jockey
A jockey who defeated her husband. A father-and-son training team. Owners who spend their days running family businesses. Human bloodlines ran through Half Yours’ Melbourne Cup triumph.
Olympics gold spurs Qld contractor’s $4b revenue goal
The Brisbane-based contractor’s growth hopes face the same challenge as Queensland itself in the run-up to the 2032 Olympics – become more efficient.
Harry Triguboff books $222m profit as rental income jumps
The after-tax profit of Meriton Properties jumped by more than one third in 2025. Apartment sales fell, but rental income rose.
October
How a mistake led to one family’s $13m trust tax bill
A Rich Lister’s multi-million-dollar family trust tax court battle is symptomatic of a wider problem.
Gina Rinehart pockets $1.4b payout despite Hancock profit slide
Hancock Prospecting is controlled by Rinehart with her four children having a small stake via a trust. A dispute about the trust has frozen $6.4b of dividends.
Australia’s richest people 40 and under set wealth record
Technology fortunes have driven the collective wealth of the wealthiest 100 young Australians to a record $45 billion in 2025, thanks partly to the AI boom.
Chemist Warehouse co-founders Gance, Verrocchi in $5b property play
Two of the retail giant’s creators are aiming to double the portfolio of real estate assets owned by them – and other wealthy families – to redevelop and upgrade.
Billionaire Ed Craven pours $30m into AI factory plan
Maincode, the AI start-up bankrolled by the founder of online casino giant Stake.com, will build a so-called AI factory packed with chips – but not Nvidia’s.