John Stensholt

John StensholtThe Richest 250 Editor

John Stensholt joined The Australian in July 2018. He writes about Australia’s most successful and wealthy entrepreneurs, and the business of sport.Previously John worked at The Australian Financial Review and BRW, editing the BRW Rich List. He has won Citi Journalism and Australian Sports Commission awards for his corporate and sports business coverage. He won the Keith McDonald Award for Business Journalist of the Year in the 2020 News Awards.

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Just like Santa Claus, the whole world is coming to town

Many of Australia’s most famous exports have returned home to spend Christmas in the sun.

Geordie Gray and John Stensholt

ManufacturingCompanies

Anthony Pratt, chairman and Chief executive officer of Visy Industries Australia Pty Ltd., in New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 22, 2021. For Anthony Pratt, the past year has been good. The executive chairman of packaging maker Visy, the second-biggest private company in Australia, has benefited from soaring demand for green alternatives in a traditional industry. Photographer: Ismail Ferdous/Bloomberg

Anthony Pratt to kickstart $6bn American manufacturing dream

The Australian billionaire is back in favour with incoming US president Donald Trump, whose policies are set to help lift Pratt Industries to its highest ever levels.

John Stensholt

EXCLUSIVEBusiness

My extraordinary weekend within the court of Donald Trump

The incoming president was feted by some of the biggest names in the world at Mar-a-Lago, with an Australian billionaire suddenly back in favour, and a little-known 29-year-old from Perth also among the sea of corporate titans and political operatives.

John Stensholt

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From left to right: Mario, Adrian and Marcello Verrocchi with Jack, Damien and Sam Gance.

Founders to ride golden wave from Chemist Warehouse deal

Health and retail powerhouse Chemist Warehouse could contribute six members to the Richest 250 list under its proposed reverse takeover of Sigma Healthcare, new documents show.

John Stensholt

CourtsLegal Affairs

Margin Call: Heloise Pratt and Alex Waislitz 4:3

Billionaires ask for early hearing in court fight

A court case between billionaires Alex Waislitz and Heloise Pratt could come to a speedy end, with their lawyers telling a court they planned to ask for an early final hearing date.

Angelica Snowden and John Stensholt

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US President Donald Trump greets billionaire Anthony Pratt at the opening of Pratt Paper Plant in Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States, Sunday, September 22, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Anthony Pratt’s last-minute $15m donation to Trump’s campaign

Data shows the billionaire made the donation at the beginning of November – days before Donald Trump’s election win – making him the second-biggest individual donor to MAGA Inc.

John Stensholt

ExclusiveLegal Affairs

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Investors’ loss in IC Markets ‘equal to rich-lister’s $1bn profit’

A class action against rich-lister Andrew Budzinski is focusing on the almost $1bn profit his contract-for-difference brokerage secured off volatile trades.

Angelica Snowden and John Stensholt

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