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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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NRL

Business, technology, internet and networking concept. Young businesswoman working on his laptop in the office, select the icon security on the virtual display.

NRL yet to see value of digital division

Can sports make as much money from streaming matches via their digital arms or from selling the games to traditional broadcasters?

John Stensholt

Higher educationWealth

19/07/2017 Nepalese-born multimillionaire Shesh Ghale outside the former Charles Hotham Hotel. Shesh is planning to restore the rundown backpackers in Melbourne, the former Charles Hotham Hotel.Picture: David Geraghty

‘Tertiary education woes long-lived’

Billionaire businessman Shesh Ghale has grave fears for the higher education sector in the second half of 2020.

John Stensholt

sports rightsMedia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 05: NRL Chief Executive Todd Greenberg is seen before the commencement of the 2020 NRL season launch at The Venue on March 05 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Sports face $200m broadcast hit

Sports are set to miss out on at least $200m from broadcasters even if respective competitions resume later this year.

John Stensholt

GAMBLINGBusiness

Jockey Tommy Berry rides Master Of Wine to victory in race 8, the TAB Sky High Stakes, during the Coolmore Classic at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Saturday, March 14, 2020. (AAP Image/Simon Bullard) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Tabcorp’s Sky sends racing around world

Tabcorp is on the verge of clinching a deal for one of its Sky Racing channels to be simulcast on the Ten Network.

John Stensholt

Business

Craig Hutchinson arrives at the Lilydale McDonald's to do his radio show for SEN. Pictured days after being axed as the host of the AFL Footy Show. Saturday, July 22. 2017. Picture: David Crosling

Pacific Star racing radio network

Craig Hutchison’s sports radio and media business is taking on an additional $13.5m in debt funding to navigate the pandemic.

John Stensholt

Sport

LAKELAND, FL - MARCH 04: Warwick Saupold #27 of the Detroit Tigers pitches during the Spring Training game against the New York Yankees at Joker Marchant Stadium on March 4, 2016 in Lakeland, Florida. The Tigers defeated the Yankees 3-0. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

First Aussie to emerge from lockdown

After Border Force permission, COVID-19 test and a two weeks of isolation, Warwick Saupold is ready to step up to the mound.

John Stensholt

SoftwareTechnology

Atlassian co-CEOs Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar. Source: Atlassian

We’ll play offence: Atlassian

Despite a downbeat profit forecast, Atlassian’s billionaire founders say they’ve survived major downturns and have a plan for this one.

John Stensholt

wealthBusiness

Atlassian co-founders Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes before they hit the stage in Barcelo

Lockdown lifts Atlassian fortunes

It has been a good COVID-19 lockdown for Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.

John Stensholt

EXCLUSIVEBusiness

Pictured arriving at the Harvey Norman AGM at Doltone House in Sydney is Harvey Norman director Gerry Harvey.Picture: Richard Dobson

Even the rich feel the pain of dividend denial

The founders and muilti-millionaire owners of some of the biggest companies in Australian business have missed out in dividend payments.

Damon Kitney and John Stensholt

Sport

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: NRL CEO Todd Greenberg speaks to the media during an NRL press conference at NRL headquarters on March 24, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Why even the biggest sports have been exposed

The shutdown caused by the coronavirus has exposed sports who did not put money aside to deal with the unexpected.

John Stensholt

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