1.Gina Rinehart
Executive Chairman,
Hancock Prospecting
AGE:
66
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: mining
RESIDENCE:
Perth, Australia
NET WORTH: $14.8B
·
Australia's richest citizen built her wealth on iron ore.
·
In May 2019, a high court ruled that her longtime litigation with
two of her children and Wright Prospecting could be settled behind closed
doors.
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The daughter of high profile iron-ore explorer Lang Hancock,
Gina took her late father's bankrupted estate and rebuilt it into something
much larger.
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The biggest piece of her fortune comes from the Roy Hill mining
project, which started shipments to Asia in 2015.
·
The mining magnate is also Australia's third-largest cattle
producer, with a portfolio of properties across the country.
2.Bianca Rinehart
SOURCE OF WEALTH: mining
CITIZENSHIP: Australia
NET WORTH: $3.1B
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Gina Rinehart's four children are equal beneficiaries of the
Hope Margaret Hancock Trust, which owns 23.45% of Hancock Prospecting.
·
Bianca Rinehart is the trustee of the trust.
·
Bianca and brother John Hancock launched a legal battle against
their mother in 2014, alleging that she had stripped valuable assets from the
trust.
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Only the youngest child, Ginia, works for Hancock Prospecting.
3.Fiona Geminder
AGE:
55
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: manufacturing
RESIDENCE:
Melbourne, Australia
NET WORTH: $2.3B
·
Fiona Geminder owns almost 40% of listed plastics-packaging
business Pact Group, with husband Raphael Geminder.
·
She also holds a large stake in her family's paper packaging and
recycling business, Visy Asia-Pacific.
·
She holds the stake with her brother Anthony Pratt and sister
Heloise Pratt, who are both also billionaires.
4.Heloise Pratt
AGE:58
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: manufacturing, investment
RESIDENCE:
Melbourne, Australia
NET WORTH: $1.76B
·
She is the sister of fellow billionaires Anthony Pratt and Fiona
Geminder.
·
The three siblings hold stakes in the Melbourne family's Visy
Asia-Pacific packaging business.
·
Heloise also built Thorney Investments with her now-separated
husband, Alex Waislitz.
·
The firm holds stakes in more than 20 listed companies, ranging
from gas and mining services to renewable energy, biotech and airline bookings.
·
She also owns about 30% of listed investment company Thorney
Opportunities and a property portfolio.
5.Angela Bennett
AGE:
76
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: mining
RESIDENCE:
Perth, Australia
NET WORTH: $1.65B
·
Angela Bennett's wellspring of wealth is her share of a royalty
paid by mining giant Rio Tinto on every ton of iron ore it mines in Western
Australia.
·
The royalty was negotiated by her father, Peter Wright, and his
partner, Lang Hancock, father of fellow Western Australian billionaire Gina
Rinehart.
·
Bennett holds a major stake in Wright Prospecting, which is in
litigation with Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting over various iron-ore
properties.
·
In 2009 Bennett sold her Mosman Park mansion in Perth for A$57.5
million, an Australian record then and still a Western Australian record.
· Bennett's 40-year-old son Todd Bennett is the executive director of her private investment company AMB Holdings.
6.Gretel Packer
AGE:
54
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: casinos
RESIDENCE:
Sydney, Australia
NET WORTH: $1.65B
·
Gretel Packer is the elder sister of fellow billionaire James
Packer.
·
She became a billionaire after James split their family estate
10 years after the 2005 death of their father, media mogul Kerry Packer.
·
Famously low-profile, she was the driving force behind the
establishment of the $160 million National Philanthropic Fund in 2014.
·
The fund is supported by the family's 44%-owned Crown Resorts
and the Packer Family Foundation, which she chairs.
·
She is also an arts patron, who sits on the boards of the Art
Gallery of New South Wales and the Sydney Theatre Company.
7.Judith Neilson
AGE:
74
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: investments
RESIDENCE:
Sydney, Australia
NET WORTH: $1.02B
·
Neilson is the ex-wife of billionaire Kerr Neilson and is also a
billionaire. She's reported to have her own property portfolio.
·
She holds a stake in international equities manager Platinum
Asset Management, founded in 1994 by her former husband.
·
The Zimbabwe-born former graphic designer is founder and
director of Sydney's White Rabbit Gallery.
·
The gallery showcases one of the world's biggest collections of
contemporary Chinese art post-2000.
·
She kick started another Sydney art gallery and a performance
space called Phoenix.
8.Cyan Ta’eed
AGE:37
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: Entreprenuership
RESIDENCE:
Melbourne, Australia
NET WORTH: $216M
She is the co-founder of Melbourne based online business Envato - a subscription-based creative asset marketplace with a community over 8 million people. Named one of Australia’s coolest companies for women and coolest companies in tech in 2015.
And Is the founder of ethical chocolate company Hey Tiger.
Steps to Success:
·
Completed Graphic
Design Degree
·
Secured work at a
boutique agency
·
Wanted more and
started her own business at age 23
·
In 2006 launched her
startup while living in her parents' basement at age 24
·
Never gave up and
developed her business skills over time
9.Melanie Perkins
AGE:31
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: Technology Entreprenuer
RESIDENCE:
Melbourne, Australia
NET WORTH: $218M
Melanie founded est. $1 Billion online design and publishing platform Canva. Since its launch in 2013, Canva has exploded to over 15 million users in 190+ countries and now has more than 500 team members.
Steps to Success:
·
Coined the Canva idea while teaching University design programs
·
Saw students struggle to learn the basics
·
Wanted beautiful design to be accessible to everyone
·
Tested her idea for Canva with Fusion Books - designing high
school yearbooks in Australia
·
Met Silicon Valley venture capital investor Bill Tai at a Perth
Conference
·
Flew to San Francisco to pitch to him with a paper print out
because she didn’t own an iPad.
·
Kept refining her strategy and pitch despite over one hundred
investor rejections before someone said "Yes!”
10.
Kayla
Itsines
AGE:28
SOURCE
OF WEALTH: Entrepreneurship
RESIDENCE:
Adelaide, Australia
NET WORTH: $64M
At 28 years Kayla has just welcomed her first baby! Oh, and she
has also built a fit and healthy $64 million fortune. Combined, Kayla and Tobi
are worth $486 million - making them the wealthiest self-made
20-something-year-olds in Australia.
Along with her partner Tobi Pearce, Kayla developed the
extremely popular fitness app SWEAT (previously called Sweat with Kayla in
2015), and the Bikini Body Guide. SWEAT reportedly made a gobsmacking $77
million in 2018. Combining fitness and meal plans at a $20 per month
subscription, the app is designed to replace the need for a monthly gym
membership.
Steps to Success
·
After an early interest in fitness, pursued a career in personal
training
·
Launched a blog and Instagram account posting before and after
pics of her clients
·
Developed 12-week "Bikini Body Guide” with Tobi which was a
huge success
·
Continued growing her following and was reaching a worldwide
audience
·
Branched out of Australia to the States and UK on a worldwide
fitness tour
·
Launched her app "Sweat with Kayla.”
·
Now has more than 10 million Instagram followers
·
Continues to build on her brand with a book and range of
merchandise
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