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The List: Australia’s Richest 250 revealed this Saturday

The inaugural edition of The List — Australia’s Richest 250 is published in the Weekend Australian this Saturday.

Cosmetic surgeon and hotel owner Jerry Schwartz, one of Australia’s wealthiest 250, in the pool at his $67.25m mansion in Sydney’s Vaucluse. Picture: Nic Walker
Cosmetic surgeon and hotel owner Jerry Schwartz, one of Australia’s wealthiest 250, in the pool at his $67.25m mansion in Sydney’s Vaucluse. Picture: Nic Walker

The inaugural edition of The List — Australia’s Richest 250is published in the Weekend Australian this Saturday.

The 84-page special magazine is dedicated entirely to news stories and features on Australia’s wealthiest individuals and families, tapping into the lessons behind their business careers and identifying trends in the creation of personal wealth.

The List will also be published on a dedicated website and is the most comprehensive study of the country’s wealthy elite ever undertaken in Australia, with more people featured — 250 — than ever before.

There are 96 billionaires and 27 women on The List, with an average wealth of $1.27 billion for the 250 members of the edition.

The entire wealth for the 250 is almost $320bn.

Property dominates The List, contributing 68 members including billionaires Harry Triguboff and Lang Walker. Many members of The List have also made their fortunes in industries such as transport and mining, before diversifying into residential and commercial property investments.

It also features manufacturing billionaires, mining magnates, technology gurus, retail moguls and uncovers the stories behind Australia’s wealthy elite.

Your 84-page magazine, The List — Australia’s Richest 250 is free with your copy of The Weekend Australian this Saturday.

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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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