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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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24/1/18: Stockbroker, fund manager and philanthropist Geoff Wilson who has been awarded the Order of Australia. Pictured in Sydney. John Feder/The Australian.

Wary Wilson shuns cash for shares

Stock picker Geoff Wilson has sharply cut his holdings of cash in his biggest fund since March, delving back into the market.

John Stensholt

HOW THE RICH INVESTWealth

THE LIST 21 MARCH 2020NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION FEE APPLIESAnthony Pratt Pic : Nic Walker

Zoom to boom time for Pratt

With his business booming, COVID-19 has billionaire Anthony Pratt making the transition from corporate jets to Zoom chats.

John Stensholt

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Rugby Australia Chief Executive Raelene Castle speaks to the media during a press conference at Rugby AU headquarters in Sydney, Thursday, December 5, 2019. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING

Deals keep Rugby Australia solvent

Rugby Australia has struck a series of last-minute deals that have enabled it to finally lodge its 2019 financial accounts.

John Stensholt and Jessica Halloran

AFL

Callum Sinclair of the Swans is tackled by team mate James Bell during a Sydney Swans training session at Lakeside Oval in Sydney, Friday, May 29, 2020. (AAP Image/Brendon Thorne) NO ARCHIVING

After the ‘heart attack’ comes the pain

Andrew Pridham calls 2020 the year of the ‘heart attack’ but he worries even more about what looms over the horizon.

John Stensholt

NRL

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 28: TV crews operate outside Suncorp Stadium on May 28, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. The NRL season resumed this evening after a postponement due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. With restrictions still in place by local and national government, the game returns without crowds in the stadium. (Photo by Jono Searle/Getty Images)

NRL’s $150m TV deal haircut

The NRL will forgo at least $150m in broadcast revenue over the next three seasons, but are banking on a cost-cutting campaign to diminish the pain.

John Stensholt and Brent Read

InvestingTechnology

19/2/20: CEO of Atlassian, Mike Cannon-Brookes who is launching a new resilient energy system, called Resilient Energy Collective, to help bushfire affected communities. Pictured at their Sydney offices. John Feder/The Australian.

Robot car dream could burn Cannon-Brookes

Could Zoox investment provide a rare financial loss for Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes?

John Stensholt

Basketball

WNBL locks in season, broadcast deal is next

Authorities hope the certainty created by announcing dates for the Women’s National Basketball League later this year will help its quest to find a new broadcaster.

John Stensholt

How the rich investWealth

Chairman and Founder of Springfield Land Corporation, Maha Sinnathamby, poses for a photograph, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 (AAP Image/Richard Walker)

What an $88bn property play can tell you about the market

Having developed Australia’s biggest masterplanned community, Queensland billionaire Maha Sinnathamby, has unique insights into where property might be headed.

John Stensholt

wealthWealth

The AUSTRALIAN-BUSINESS Portrait of Anthony Eisen, chairman of Afterpay. Friday 11th Jan 2019 Photo by Natalie Grono

Rally creates two new billionaires

So much has the market surged in the past two months that there were two new entrants to the billionaire ranks this week.

John Stensholt

Football

*APAC Sports Pictures of the Week - 2020, February 17* SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 13: The Matildas celebrate a Emily van Egmond goal during the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifier between Australia and China PR at Bankwest Stadium on February 13, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

World Cup could be gamechanger

There are 500 million reasons why a big decision looming in only four weeks could be a gamechanger for Australian soccer

John Stensholt

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