Gina Rinehart

Rich 200: It’s tough at the top

Gina Rinehart might now be the world’s richest woman, but many of Australia’s Rich 200 resources billionaires have taken a haircut this year.

No cheers or tears from Swan

No cheers or tears from Swan

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan isn’t a fan of the billionaires club but says he doesn’t begrudge their wealth.

Rinehart world’s richest woman

Rinehart world’s richest woman

Gina Rinehart is now the richest woman in the world, putting her on a trajectory to one day challenge for the mantle of richest person.

Media to be avoided, according to navel rule

As a general rule of thumb, the more an industry navel gazes the more investors should be wary. If this is true then investors have more than enough reasons to be chary of the media sector which continues to struggle with cyclical and structural factors.

Special economic zones

The current economic orthodoxy prevents a discussion of developing special economic zones that are common in other countries.

How the rich 200 invest: Gina Rinehart

How the Rich 200 Invest

How the Rich 200 Invest | Gina Rinehart’s motives for buying a big stake in Fairfax Media have been hotly questioned.

Winners and losers

Winners and losers

A list of Australia’s winners and losers in 2011.

Best year yet

Best year yet

Gina Rinehart is the first person to break the $10 billion mark.

More power to the people

More power to the people

Average Australians are wealthier than the Rich 200. How so?

Top 1000 - Lost and found

Top 1000 - Lost and found

New arrivals to the Top 1000 show some big businesses have very humble beginnings.

Miners, super funds join top 500

Miners, super funds join top 500

Some super funds are back on board, and takeovers and sliding revenues are behind some departures from the ranks of the BRW Top 500 Private Companies.

The power of wealth

The power of wealth

It seems the slump in the economy had few lasting effects for the wealthy elite – for whom the good times are back.

Gina Rinehart

Gina Rinehart

$4.75 billion | Unlike many who have inherited significant wealth, Gina Rinehart clearly has no intention of quietly sitting on her money.

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