Rich 200 2008
Mining the money pit
| John StensholtLeadership of the BRW Rich 200 passes out of Packer family hands for the first time in 20 years as the mining boom fuels an explosion of wealth in this year's list....
Reality bites
| Report: Damon KitneyThe unimaginable has happened. The Packer name no longer sits atop the Rich 200. Since inheriting his father's empire in 2005, James Packer has been busily reinventing the business, but the past year has produced mixed results....
A dream debut
| Report: Amita TandukarThe collapse of construction giant Hooker almost destroyed Mick Power's business. instead, it was the catalyst for his success....
Street mart
| Report: Damon FrithThe resources boom has made many millionaires, but few count themselves as lucky as Terry Streeter....
Money in migrants
| Report: David JamesTravelling halfway around the world to escape persecution and hardship has been a journey to untold wealth for many migrants....
Serve and support
PUBLISHED : 29 May 2008Although less recognised than other Elders IXL alumni, Kevin Maloney is quietly amassing millions from the resources boom....
Holding the line
| her late husband's vision for his mobile phone empire.PatricIa Ilhan's telecommunications experience is helping her maintain Report: John Stensholt...
Back in a flash
| Report: Ingrid MansellDiamonds are forever and so, it seems, is alan bond. He is back, canny as ever, dabbling in precious stones - plus oil, gold and liquorice - and returning to the ranks of the rich 200....
Rogues gallery
| Report: Gideon HaighThe road to riches and back to the poorhouse - or jailhouse - has always been lined with chancers, spivs and rogues. Here are some notorious bad boys....
Titans of the turf
| Report: Max Presnell Max Presnell is a racing columnist for The Sydney Morning HeraldRacing has always been a magnet for the super-rich, although some of the true characters didn't start out that way....
The western tribe
| Report: Jan MaymanThe posh suburbs of Perth are bursting with money, old and new. But not everyone is pleased to see it....
Len Ainsworth
| Interview: Kath WaltersFounder of Aristocrat Leisure and chairman of Ainsworth Game Technology....
Pay-back time
| Report: Leo D'Angelo Fisher Additional reporting by Agnes KingThe new breed of super-wealthy philanthropist sets targets for specific projects and causes that empower the needy with business nous as well as cash....
Coal-fired fortune
| Report: Luke ForrestalPeter Bond has not been afraid to get his hands dirty and take chances....
Realty cheque on rich
| Report: Robert HarleyThe WEALTHY get to play monopoly with the country's mansions, and the turnover rate can be as high as the price tags....
Wizards of funds
| Report: Julia MayTwo young Australian hedge fund managers are the toast of London's finance markets and newcomers to the rich 200....
The EX factor
| Report: Emily RossFor the very rich, divorce does not bring ruin, but splitting the loot can get extremely messy....
Rich kids on the block
| Report: Katrina NicholasWhen business is in the blood it can open doors for the next generation - or they may choose a different path....
Riding the public wave
| Report: Neil ChenowethWhizzers, Fizzers, Divers and Duds. Going to the market has been a rich experience or just plain character forming for some of Australia's boldest entrepreneurs....
Daughters of fortune
| Report: Gina McCollWomen, a tiny minority among the Rich 200, have proven themselves exceptional achievers despite the extra obstacles they face....
Lord of the malls
| Report: Jill Margo Jill Margo is the author of Frank Lowy: Pushing the Limits, HarperCollins, 2000From a delicatessen owner in Sydney's western suburbs to the head of the world's biggest shopping centre group, Frank Lowy is one of Australia's most remarkable success stories. And his journey is not over yet....
Caught in the line of fire
| Report: Jane SearleHow the sub-prime juggernaut and a voracious appetite for debt overwhelmed many of the new darlings of the brw rich 200....
Wealth's new currency
| Report: Luke ForrestalAustralia's richest man, Andrew Forrest, has finally shipped his first load of iron ore to china. But there are still sceptics waiting for him to fall....
Wise guys
| Report: John StensholtTHESE investor superheroes know how to strike at just the right moment to bypass storms and preserve their wealth....
A position of wealth
|A current BRW Rich 200 member once wrote to BRW saying: "I think your publication of Australia's 200 richest people is a gross invasion of privacy. Publication of the Rich 200 does nothing to ease the divisiveness and jealousies that are common in ou...