This Month
The year’s biggest gift is $1.8b, and it’s not from Buffett
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings tops the list of the 12 biggest gifts of 2024, thanks to a $US1.1 billion donation to his education foundation.
- Maria di Mento
The Year of Brilliant Jerks: Rear Window’s year in review
Trump, Ellison, White, Adgemis, Gupta and that Rinehart portrait. For Rear Window, the end of shame and pretense added up to a ripping year of stories.
- Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
‘A man is not a plan’: How Naomi Simson created an experiences empire
Naomi Simson founded RedBalloon in 2001 on a shoestring budget. Now she’s looking to expand the company into the international market.
- Yolanda Redrup
The drama at Anthony Pratt’s New York party
Actor Chris Rock stormed out of the New York shindig, but singer Keith Urban got the joint jumping.
- Myriam Robin
Dan Andrews makes Anthony Pratt’s New York party
Rich Lister Anthony Pratt has wasted no time getting settled into his new home.
- Myriam Robin
‘Find what makes you happy’: From zero to $1b in two years
Zeller’s Ben Pfisterer brought Square to Australia after stints at Jetstar, NAB and Visa. He has based his career on one piece of advice – from his parents.
- Yolanda Redrup
November
- Exclusive
- Philanthropy
Australia’s wealthiest women join forces to supercharge philanthropy
Women from Australia’s biggest philanthropic donors met in Canberra on Thursday for She Gives’ first roundtable, including Fiona Geminder and the Fox family.
- Yolanda Redrup
- Exclusive
- Philanthropy
Lonely Planet founders not content with giving away half their wealth
Tony and Maureen Wheeler are doubling down on their commitment to Melbourne’s Wheeler Centre with a big commitment to match donations.
- Yolanda Redrup
‘If we lose everything, we can just get a regular job’
From a childhood that was “pretty tough” in parts, Dom Pym founded 22 companies including neobank Up, which he sold for $116 million. Now he wants to elevate Australia’s venture ecosystem.
- Yolanda Redrup
Cannon-Brookes mansion hosts Double Bay Halloween
On Thursday evening, hundreds of pint-sized local ghouls descended upon the erstwhile couple’s estate, to partake of candy.
- Myriam Robin
- 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
How these Young Rich Listers celebrated their own 21st birthdays
To mark the 21st anniversary of the list, we ask notable Young Rich Listers past and present what their lives were like at 21.
- Yolanda Redrup, Lauren Sams and Matthew Drummond
- Exclusive
- Young Rich
Australia’s richest people 40 and under break record
The Young Rich List, now in its 21st year, set a new high for total wealth of $41.7 billion in 2024, dominated by technology entrepreneurs and retailers.
- Yolanda Redrup
Crypto casino Rich Lister victim of attempted kidnapping
Billionaire Tim Heath was attacked in his home in Estonia in July by a group of foreign nationals who attempted to abduct him.
- Yolanda Redrup
The 10 richest young Australians revealed
The Young Rich List, now in its 21st year, has uncovered how the wealthiest Australians aged 40 and under are building their fortunes.
- Yolanda Redrup
How Jason Daniel went from ‘loose kid’ to the Young Rich List
The LSKD founder always pushed boundaries as he built his activewear company. Now he’s chasing a $1 billion target.
- Carrie LaFrenz
From Crazy John’s to Canva, here’s to 21 years of the Young Rich List
Created in the shadow of the dotcom bust, the Young Rich List has unearthed waves of our best entrepreneurs, and been witness to a few busts.
- James Thomson
Australian Club cracks down on phones, leather jackets
Dire times at Melbourne’s elite Australian Club, where newish club president Charles Henry is doing all he can to maintain slipping standards.
- Myriam Robin
The brothers making a fortune revolutionising healthcare with AI
Aengus and Dimitry Tran’s Harrison.ai wants to help 1 million people every day through its AI diagnostic technologies.
- Yolanda Redrup
Meet the 17 new faces on this year’s Young Rich List
Technology entrepreneurs, retailers, musicians and sports stars are among this year’s debutants.
- Yolanda Redrup
The secret to raising hundreds of millions like these Young Rich
Entrepreneurs on the Young Rich List have raised more than $US3.6 billion in funding from venture capital and private equity. Here are their top tips.
- Yolanda Redrup
The real cost of being a Young Rich founder
Many successful entrepreneurs are glad they didn’t know what they were in for, as it would have discouraged them from taking a rocky, albeit rewarding path.
- Yolanda Redrup