Rich 200 2009
Born into the job
| Report: Damon KitneyHe has made its US operation a billion-dollar business; now the wealthiest man in Australia, Anthony Pratt, is stepping up to control Visy's worldwide destiny....
Top of the class
| Report: John StensholtAfter moving to Australia to study, Shesh Ghale went one better and bought his own school....
Counter intuitive
| Report: John StensholtA plumbing business and a delicatessen form the foundations of a retail-property fortune....
Dancing on the edge
| Report: John StensholtMany Australians have amassed remarkable wealth in their lifetimes, but not quite enough to qualify for this year's Rich 200....
Conspicuous reduction
| Report: Katrina NicholasFor the rich, the era of flashiness is over and they are trimming their sails - along with their aircraft, fast cars and other trappings of wealth....
Spectator in exile
| Report: Kevin ChinneryA cashed-up Chris Corrigan watched the global financial crisis unfold from his London box seat....
Silent Partners
| Report: Gina McCollFor many Rich 200 wives, the gender revolution has passed them by as they put their careers and their independence on hold....
Licensed to drill
| Report: Anthony SibillinThe sale of its local coal-drilling business netted one family the means for a new global energy company....
Fortunes lost
| Report: Neil ChenowethMembers of the Rich 200 have never seen their wealth shredded on such a scale. It is time to look for lessons from the past....
The seam team
| Report: Luke Forrestal, Paul Garvey, John Stensholt and David JamesNew technology is igniting the options around a once-neglected energy source and helping to power a new generation of coalmining tycoons....
Distant memory
| Report: Ingrid MansellAlan Bond has slipped off the Rich 200 again as his diverse range of investments is hit hard by the economic downturn....
Year of reckoning
| Report: Damon KitneyAfter losing more than half his fortune, James Packer may be down but he is far from out....
Debt defying
| Report: John StensholtThe best time to pick up a bargain is when others are in distress. Some Rich 200 members are shopping for opportunities....
Bent, but not broken
| Report: Luke ForrestalLosing $7 billion is only part of the horror of Andrew Forrest's past year....
Bush smarts
| Report: Matthew CranstonWhile their city compatriots may have done it tough recently, most members of the Rich 200's rural rump are having a bumper season....
Atop the food chain
| Report: Anthony SibillinA truck driver turned entrepreneur steers one of the nation's biggest food distribution chains....
The rich get poorer
| Report: John StensholtNever in the history of the BRW Rich 200 has so much wealth evaporated in just 12 months....