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John StensholtThe Richest 250 Editor

“John Stensholt is the editor of the prestigious annual Richest 250 list for The Australian, and is a business journalist and features writer. He writes about Australia’s most successful and wealthy entrepreneurs, and the business of sport. His career includes stints at BRW magazine, The Australian Financial Review and Wall Street Journal. He has won Quills, Citi Journalism and Australian Sports Commission awards, been twice named Business Journalist of the Year at the News Awards and also been a Walkley Awards finalist. Connect with John at https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-stensholt-b5ba80207/?originalSubdomain=au

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How the rich investWealth

Hancock Prospecting chairwoman Gina Rinehart, holds a piece of coal at the base of the Alpha Trial Mine in Central Queensland, following the official opening on 26/06/2011. Rinehart, the richest person in Australia and is predicted to become one of the wealthiest in the world.

Riches keep rolling in for Gina Rinehart

What a year it has been for Gina Rinehart. Here’s a look at the fortunes of Australia’s richest woman for 2019.

John Stensholt

HORSE RACINGHorse Racing

Jockey Craig Williams (right) holds the Melbourne Cup Trophy after riding Vow And Declare to victory in race 7, the Lexus Melbourne Cup during Melbourne Cup Day, at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Tuesday, November 5, 2019. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

The year spring failed to bloom

Good news stories have been hard to find this spring racing carnival — and it’s time the industry did something about it.

John Stensholt

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Harold Mitchell leaves a Federal Court hearing in Monday, November 4, 2019. ASIC has civil action against former Tennis Australia directors Harold Mitchell and Stephen Healy over awarding of Australian Open TV broadcast rights. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

‘Giant cover-up’ over tennis TV rights

Harold Mitchell was part of a ‘giant cover-up exercise’ regarding the awarding of TV rights to Seven West Media, a court has heard.

John Stensholt

melbourne cupHorse Racing

Vow And Declare ridden by Craig Williams wins the Lexus Melbourne Cup ,at Flemington Racecourse on November 05, 2019 in Flemington, Australia. (Reg Ryan/Racing Photos via Getty Images)

Bunch of blokes deliver an Aussie Cup

The story of how a group of ordinary Aussies won racing’s greatest prize.

John Stensholt

MELBOURNE CUP DAYHorse Racing

2019 Melbourne Cup. Main race. Winning Jockey Craig Williams on Vow And Declare, holds the Melbourne Cup finally in his hands. Picture: David Caird

Drama dominates Cup thriller

Vow and Declare won the $8m turf classic, but drama followed with a jockey banned and placings upended.

Brendan Cormick and John Stensholt

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Boss ‘helped Seven win TV rights’

Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell passed on secret details to the Seven Network, a court heard.

John Stensholt

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

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