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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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Inside StoryBusiness

Sport stoush for control headed from courtside to the law courts

NBL owner Larry Kestelman is adamant he won’t sell the league but as club bosses demand a greater financial share, his dispute with Illawarra Hawks owner Jared Novelly has gone public.

John Stensholt

CourtsLegal Affairs

Magic Time ridden by Michael Dee wins the Neds Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse on November 18, 2023 in Caulfield, Australia. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos via Getty Images)

Online betting giant tries to settle blockbuster case

Entain, which owns online betting platforms Ladbrokes and Neds, is hoping to nip an anti-money laundering case brought against it last year in the bud.

Angelica Snowden and John Stensholt

Richest 250Business

Where the rich live: Australia’s wealthiest postcodes

Plenty of billionaires live around the suburbs on Sydney harbour. But the leafy suburb that boasts the most wealthy people has set plenty of records in recent years.

John Stensholt

Richest 250Business

50 names who missed the list richest 250 for 2025

The 50 names who just missed the Richest 250 list

The cut-off to make The List is now a record $635m, so plenty of big names and quiet achievers with business empires just missed qualifying this year. See who nearly made it.

John Stensholt, Atharva Abhyankar and Stephen Kanavoutsos

Richest 250Business

Top 29 richest women in Australia revealed

Meet the women in control of $127bn across the country from fashion to tech and two new sisters who have rocketed into this year’s Richest 250.

John Stensholt

The List debutantesBusiness

Little-known investor debuts on The List with $13bn fortune

Australia’s wealthiest new billionaire is a little-known Wall Street success story who loves his NRL Cronulla Sharks. Meet the 19 debutantes on The List 2025.

John Stensholt

Richest 250Business

The List: Australia’s Richest 250 of 2025

Welcome to The List for 2025. The biggest annual study of Australia’s 250 wealthiest people across the country.

John Stensholt

ExclusiveBusiness

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Saint to sinner? Or just a migrant kid who can now afford a jet

Laurence Escalante could have stayed a Christian computer game maker and treasurer of his local church chapter. Failure led him instead to a $4bn online casino fortune and notoriety, but he swears he’s no sinner | WATCH

John Stensholt

Richest 250Business

EMBARGO FOR RICH LIST, 21 MARCH 2025. FEE MAY APPLY. Sam Kroonenburg, founder of Cloud Guru and AI advertising company Cuttable. Photo: Josh Robenstone

The start-up star worth $1bn who is starting from scratch again

It was a classic exit. Build a company from scratch, get spectacular growth and sell out for billions all before turning 40. But Sam Kroonenburg’s story comes with a twist.

John Stensholt

Richest 250: Top 10Business

The top 10 of the Rich List of Australians.

Boom: One contentious name enters list of top 10 richest Australians

Australia’s 10 wealthiest people are worth a cool $250bn combined, with the first appearance of a controversy-plagued magnate on this year’s The List – Richest 250.

John Stensholt

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