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.
Richest 250
The young tech tycoons redefining what it means to be wealthy
Social media, cryptocurrency, online gambling, sweepstakes businesses, currency trading and software start-ups have helped create a new generation of ultra-wealthy Australians.
The last of Australia’s big coal barons?
Matt Latimore, the little-known owner of M Resources, has just bought South32’s Illawarra coal assets for $2.4bn, his latest big bet that there’s plenty of life in coal yet.
CoinSpot founder Russell Wilson’s $900m bonanza
One of the most reclusive members of the Richest 250 list has a share in almost $1bn in dividend payments from his crypto trading platform, making him one of Australia’s highest earners.
Best and worst stocks owned by Aussie billionaires
Medical, technology and some mining stocks are hot; Media, retail and gambling are not. These are the winning and losing investments for the Richest 250 so far in 2024.
Richest 250 debutant to auction ‘The Block’ home with $1 reserve
Buyers may be able to pick up one of the homes featured on last year’s season of The Block for a bargain, with Adrian Portelli ‘happy just to move it on’.
The 15 names who just missed the Richest 250
The cut-off to make The List is now a record $590m, so plenty of big names and quiet achievers just missed qualifying this year. See who nearly made it.
You win some billions, you lose some more
Some have made bigger fortunes while others have suffered profit falls. These are the winners and losers on this year’s The List – Richest 250.
Richest 250 show it’s fine to seek rewards of innovation, hard work
As our entrepreneurs reap the rewards of their hard work, Australia must continue to present as a safe haven for foreign capital. The government has a responsibility in ensuring this.
The richest 33 Australian women revealed
Tech stars, miners, property and concrete barons, fashionistas and the secret sisters who own one of Australia’s most iconic brands. These are 33 women in this year’s Richest 250.
The huge wealth of NT’s richest people
Alice Springs identity Viv Oldfield is the richest Northern Territory resident this year with an estimated $740m fortune. SEE WHO ELSE MADE THE LIST
Staggering fortune of ex-NRL star who built a nutrition empire
After retiring from rugby league, Adam MacDougall started his Man Shake company with wife Belinda. They’re now worth $635m | See who else made their Richest 250 list debut
The List – Richest 250 cause for celebration
There is nothing wrong with making money and as this ambitious project shows, there is no right way to go about it.
The List: Australia’s Richest 250 of 2024
Meet the 250 mining magnates, property kings, retail queens, manufacturing giants and tech titans in the country’s most extensive survey of wealth.
![PAUL LEDERER [ENHANCED]](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/4f2b1a3e2489c7681c1d4cfe61692a24?width=650)
Retired? No chance, this billionaire has big plans
At an age when many would contemplate retirement, Paul Lederer came back to the office and created two of the biggest ventures ever seen in Sydney’s hard-working west.
Postcards from the uber rich: Why Australia’s billionaires can’t resist buying hotels
Sure, the rich have mansions, corporate jets, superyachts and fast cars, but it seems the must-have asset these days is hotels – from New York to Byron Bay.
‘Trust me, I’m going to be a millionaire one day’
Fast cars and failures have led an ambitious kid from St Albans to the billionaire club and cover of this year’s The List. But is there more to Adrian Portelli than publicity stunts?
Yellow Tail wine has gone from experiment to world domination
The Casella family hoped to sell 25,000 Yellow Tail cases in its first year. More than one million sold and it’s now one of our most successful exports helping secure them billionaire status on The List.
Move over boys, women take their rightful place in Top 10
Australia’s three richest women control business empires worth almost $100bn as we reveal who made the top 10 in The List, worth over $230bn between them.
![Bey Brothers [ENHANCED]](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/1b9824db56c7fdbc1ec2f2d2ab4cb353?width=650)
Brothers build $600m family empire on their own terms
They might only wear black T-shirts to work but the Bey brothers have grown their Sydney Tools from the ground up. So they don’t need any help from investors in suits, thanks.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/topics/richest-250