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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CompaniesCompanies

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

HEFTY DONATIONBusiness

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

Andrew Budzinski - International Capital Markets.

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

healthy practiceHealth

Saint Haven Private Wellness Club in Victoria. Source - https://www.instagram.com/sainthavenclub/?hl=en

Meditation caves and cryotherapy: how the wealthy stay healthy

The rich have more money than most to help stave off ageing. So what are they doing, mainstream and experimental, to stay in tip-top shape?

John Stensholt

TechnologyBusiness

**THE LIST 2024**Richard White, Maree Isaacs, Co-founders, WiseTech Global. Photographed by Nic Walker, Tuesday 17st October.

WiseTech co-founder cashes out amid White scandal

Co-founder Maree Isaacs is set to collect an initial payment of $285m after a decision to sell her stake in the tech giant.

Jared Lynch and John Stensholt

Sports businessTennis

MELBOURNE, JANUARY 6, 2023: CEO of Tennis Australia Craig Tiley pictured at Rod Laver Arena ahead of the start of the 2023 Australian Open. Picture: Mark Stewart

The top 10 highest-paid Australian sports bosses

There’s plenty of money being paid off the courts and playing fields to management, but one sporting body’s executives ace the rest for earnings.

Jessica Halloran and John Stensholt

PropertyProperty

Where Australia’s richest bought houses in 2024

Sydney harborside mansions still set records, but billionaires and other cashed-up buyers are loving luxury houses outside of Australia’s biggest and richest city. Queensland appears to be the place to buy.

John Stensholt

Legal AffairsLegal Affairs

Billionaire legal stoush: inside the Pratt and Waislitz family dramas

Heloise Pratt made the surprise move to take ex-husband Alex Waislitz to court in a battle of billionaires. But behind the scenes are long-standing family tensions and rivalries.

John Stensholt, Damon Kitney and Angelica Snowden

Sports businessLeadership

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 20: National Basketball League Owner Larry Kestelman poses during a portrait session at LK Office on November 20, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images for NBL)

The $7m basketball investment that turned into a slam dunk

The National Basketball League was on its knees when Larry Kestelman bought a controlling stake a decade ago. Now it is profitable and in rude financial health, and its owner is targeting further growth.

John Stensholt

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