July
Women called on to make nation more generous
Total charitable giving in Australia is just 0.81 per cent of GDP, compared to 2.1 per cent in the US, and a new campaign is targeting women to turn it around.
- Michael Bailey
May
Rich Listers sell tech firm Envato for $375m
It was once valued at more than $1 billion, but Cyan and Collis Ta’eed have sold their digital assets marketplace to New York-listed Shutterstock.
- Tess Bennett
March
- Exclusive
- Smart Investor
Women overwhelming winners in $5trn Baby Boomer wealth transfer
Women will receive 65 per cent of the nearly $5 trillion due to pass from Baby Boomers and their parents to the next generation in the next decade, a new report finds.
- Lucy Dean
Australia’s 75 richest women now control more than $151b
The wealth of Australia’s richest 75 women soared by 30 per cent over the past year, as entrepreneurs in resources, tech, property and fashion enjoyed the fruits of a resurgent market.
- Michael Bailey and Yolanda Redrup
Meet the next wave of self-made women
A group of emerging female founders are positioned to grow their wealth substantially in the next decade.
- Yolanda Redrup
Rinehart blames Hancock pay gap on ‘helping women’ into mining
A 22 per cent gender pay gap at Hancock, versus a 15 per cent for all miners, is the temporary result of getting more women into the industry, Gina Rinehart says.
- Michael Bailey and Yolanda Redrup
January
Megan Wynne’s wealth shrinks as APM crumbles
Shares in the Perth entrepreneur’s international employment services group, APM, lost nearly half of their value in one day.
- Jenny Wiggins
Bet365 boss Coates gets pay lift to near $420m despite loss
The 3.4 per cent pay increase for the UK’s richest woman came even after the betting group swung to a loss in its latest financial year.
- Thomas Seal
September 2023
The checkout chick who created a $170m empire
Carolyn Creswell’s company dominates the supermarket shelves. But it didn’t start that way. In the early days, she had to come up clever ways to get ahead.
- Julie-anne Sprague
August 2023
Albert family office gets loud in push for gender equality
The family behind AC/DC’s music label has spent years trying to stay under the radar. Now, they are using their name and capital to publicly champion gender equality.
- Primrose Riordan and Jemima Whyte
Melania Trump’s very private life
The former first lady has not responded to her husband’s invitations to appear on the campaign trail, and remains silent about his increasing legal peril.
- Lisa Lerer
July 2023
Inside the unravelling of Perth’s worst-kept secret
This week in The Fin podcast, resources reporter Peter Ker on the split in the Forrest empire, how it came to light and what it means for the iron ore giant and its green energy plans.
June 2023
Mecca revenues surge to more than $688m, new accounts show
The cosmetic giant’s owners, Jo Horgan and Peter Wetenhall, were paid $20 million in dividends in 2021, according to documents filed with the regulator.
- Carrie LaFrenz
April 2023
Why Tania Austin wouldn’t retire, even after pocketing $50m
She’s one of Australia’s most successful and most wealthy retailers. But what really excites the Decjuba founder is her ambition to change millions of lives.
- Lauren Sams
March 2023
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Rich women a social revolution worth celebrating
Nobody can question the benefits of Australian women’s expanded role in the market economy. But there is a legitimate debate to be had about the extent to which taxpayers should underwrite a woman’s rightful place in the workforce.
- The AFR View
This billionaire says the key to selling products is simple
Imelda Roche, one of 19 billionaires on the 2023 Financial Review Rich Women List, was at the vanguard of getting women into the workforce.
- Lauren Sams
Meet the six new Rich Women debutants together worth nearly $900m
These women are making their fortunes in fashion. One fashion industry insider thinks they could become billion-dollar businesses.
- Lauren Sams, Julie-anne Sprague and Michael Bailey
New faces on $117.2b Rich Women List want to change the world
The fresh entrants include a host of female founders who are committed to making a difference through their burgeoning wealth.
- Julie-anne Sprague, Michael Bailey and Lauren Sams
January 2023
Resources boom is great for Rinehart (and one high-school dropout)
The nation’s miners, including Chris Ellison, enter the new year building on their huge fortunes, while its top tech entrepreneurs are nursing eye-watering losses.
- Julie-anne Sprague and Michael Bailey
December 2022
Pottinger’s Cassandra Kelly says we mustn’t be scared of rising rates
The corporate adviser discusses the modern dilemmas of autonomous weapons, investing for the public good and getting women in the workforce.
- Matthew Cranston
