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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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The ListBusiness

AustraliaÕs pubs and booze supremo, billionaire Bruce Mathieson. PIC: Russell Shakespeare for The Australian

Pub, property barons shrug off declining profits

Profits for pub and property groups fell, though there were some bright spots for the billionaires on The List – Australia’s Richest 250.

John Stensholt

melbourne cupHorse Racing

03/11/19 Part-owner Brae Sokolski with Melbourne Cup runner Finche. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Owner within a Finche of racing dream

Melbourne businessman Brae Sokolski is on the verge of an unprecedented horse racing double worth a possible $10.45m in prize money.

John Stensholt

exclusiveHorse Racing

29/10/19 Trainer David Hayes with his Melbourne Cup runner Constantinople. Aaron Francis/The Australian

$3m splurge, didn’t tell his wife

A meeting with the son of Dubai’s ruler and a $5000 bet may change David Hayes’ Cup fortunes.

John Stensholt

melbourne cupNation

Mick Burns, Chairman of the Crocodile Farmers Association of the NT announced that the future of the Crocodile Industry will boom within the next 5 years possibly doubling the revenue.

Croc farmer in mix with royalty

What other event would you have an NT croc farmer teamed with a kung fu master taking on a Saudi prince?

John Stensholt

resourcesMining & Energy

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: Andrew Forrest addresses the media together with Andrew Deegan of the Western Force and Darcy Swain of the Canberra Vikings during the 2019 NRC Final media opportunity at UWA sports ground on October 25, 2019 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Barons ride resources resurgence

Resurgent commodity prices have delivered rivers of cash into the coffers of companies controlled by Australia’s resources rich list.

Nick Evans and John Stensholt

exclusiveHorse Racing

Prince Of Arran nugget the handler during a trackwork session at the Werribee International Horse Centre in Werribee, Melbourne, Thursday, October 31, 2019. (AAP Image/Michael Dodge) NO ARCHIVING

Bookies’ tears runneth over? You bet

The Melbourne Cup is usually when the bookmakers win big. But this year they say they won’t make money at all.

John Stensholt

financial windfallMining & Energy

(L-R) Kieren Perkins, Gina Rinehart and Dawn Fraser are seen watching on during the Australian Short Course Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Friday, October 25, 2019. (AAP Image/Sean Garnsworthy) NO ARCHIVING

Rinehart’s monster profit

Hancock Prospecting has recorded one of the biggest profits by a private firm in recent history.

John Stensholt

WealthCompanies

Money Cafe: Racing and riches

John Stensholt and Alan Kohler discuss why punters are being steered away from the track, what hope for the next crop of advisers and the winners and losers among Australia’s richest.

Alan Kohler and John Stensholt

How the rich investWealth

2/08/2018Paul Blackburne who builds Perth apartnments in front of apartments he built in Subiaco.pic Colin Murty The Australian

Stamp duty boom for upmarket downsizers

Apartment developer Paul Blackburne is about to unleash $1bn worth of new projects.

John Stensholt

EXCLUSIVEBusiness

23/10/19 Ben Beck is the managing director of Active Utilities which provides internet, power, water and cable services for building projects. Aaron Francis/The Australian

Macquarie’s getting Active

Macquarie Bank has struck a deal to buy 25 per cent of Active Utilities, an embedded electricity and utility network operator.

John Stensholt

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