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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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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

exclusiveBusiness

24/10/2019. Paul Lederer, chairman of Western Sydney Wanderers, pictured at the WSW new training academy, Western Sydney Wanders Centre of Excellence in Rooty Hill in Sydney's Western suburbs ahead of the derby against Sydney FC at the weekend. Britta Campion / The Australian

A new era for A-League: Lederer

Paul Lederer says it’s time for the whingeing and negativity to stop, and some optimism to return to the A-League.

John Stensholt

GamingBusiness

06/11/2018: Paula Dwyer in the owners stand during the 2018 Melbourne Cup at Flemington Race Course. Stuart McEvoy/The Australian.

Tabcorp’s Dwyer survives protest

Tabcorp has dodged a second strike against its remuneration report, but chairman Paula Dwyer received a large protest vote.

John Stensholt

How the rich investProperty

Billionaire Lang Walker, founder and executive chairman of Walker Corp., poses for a portrait after a Bloomberg Television interview in Singapore, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Walker, founder of one of Australia’s largest closely held developers, said that home prices in Sydney and Melbourne have climbed too much, and he is turning his focus to his investment in Malaysia. Photographer: Bryan van der Beek/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** Lang Walker

Health good for Walker’s wealth

Property magnate Lang Walker is embracing the lifestyle revolution that is sweeping the commercial property sector.

John Stensholt

RetailCompanies

A Starbucks coffee cup is seen inside a Starbucks Coffee shop in Washington, DC, April 17, 2018, following the company's announcement that they will close more than 8,000 US stores on May 29 to conduct

Starbucks fails to charm

Nearly 20 years later, Australia is still a tough sell for Starbucks, despite a growing presence and rich backers.

John Stensholt

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