March
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- Online trading
Equity traps in the growing pool of share schemes
Anna Ross crowdfunded capital to get her beauty empire off the ground, but some small-time investors have become desperate to get their money back.
- Patrick Durkin
August 2021
Move to expose Rich List accounts creates Senate stand-off
A permanent easing of sharemarket disclosure laws has hit a hurdle after Senator Rex Patrick moved to close a loophole for Rich Listers.
- Ronald Mizen and Tom McIlroy
September 2020
Australia's 500 biggest companies revealed
Gina Rinehart's iron ore miner has ended the 11-year reign of Anthony Pratt's packaging maker, leading the field of the Top 500 Private Companies list.
- Michael Bailey
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- Family business
Top 500 private businesses grow despite woe
IBISWorld founder Phil Ruthven analyses the nation's biggest private businesses and finds them surprisingly resilient.
- Phil Ruthven
September 2019
Australia's top 500 private companies revealed
Visy and Hancock Prospecting have tussled for the title of Australia's largest private company by revenue.
- Michael Bailey
Sun shines brightly on new Young Rich Lister
High electricity prices helped solar panel wholesaler Anson Zhang build the fastest-growing private company in Australia, but he's reinvested the profits on a bet that green energy retailing will boom next.
- Michael Bailey
Private business takes the lead in revenue growth
Visy maintains its ascendancy in the Top 500, but Hancock Prospecting is poised to overtake it.
- Phil Ruthven
September 2018
Top 500 Private Companies 2018: the full list
Explore the 2018 edition of IBISWorld's Top 500 Private Companies, ranking Australia's biggest private firms by revenue.
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Top 500 Private Companies 2018: private firms outpace listed counterparts
Australia's 500 largest private companies tend to fly under the radar, but are growing faster and employing more people than their listed counterparts.
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- Phil Ruthven
- Exclusive
Top 500 Private Companies: Visy on top but Hancock Prospecting gaining
Anthony Pratt's Visy has stayed atop IBISWorld's Top 500 Private Companies list for the ninth year in a row, but Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is gaining.
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- Michael Bailey
September 2017
Top 500 Private Companies 2017
Explore the 2017 edition of the Top 500 Private Companies, featuring Australia's biggest private firms.
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ACCC takes J.J. Richards to court for rubbish contract
The competition and consumer watchdog has taken J.J. Richards to court, alleging the waste management company entered into contracts that are unfair to small businesses.
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- Misa Han
Visy tops IBISWorld list of biggest 500 private companies in Australia
Box-maker Visy, whose continued reign as the largest private company was assured, while a fourth generation Queensland builder has entered the top ten of IBISWorld's Top 500 Private Companies list for the first time.
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- Michael Bailey
August 2017
Top 500 private companies: a big chunk of nation's revenue
The largest 500 private businesses have accounted for between 5 and 6 per cent of the nation's total reported business revenue over the past decade.
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- Phil Ruthven
August 2016
Top 500 Private Companies 2016
Explore the 2016 edition of the Top 500 Private Companies, featuring the biggest private firms in Australia.
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