Hugh Jackman has been rated Australia's most popular celebrity according to the Australian Talent Index – a new survey asking almost 2500 participants their opinions of more than 100 of the country's top personalities from film and broadcasting.
Meet 2023 Australia's Local Hero Amar Singh
Amar founded the charity Turbans 4 Australia after experiencing racial slurs and insults because of his Sikh turban and beard. He wanted to show people they didn't need to be afraid and began helping struggling Australians.
Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart has kept the top spot on the rich list once again. The mining magnate has an estimated $37.1 billion. Her wealth derives from the privately owned mining company Hancock Prospecting, founded by her father Lang Hancock.
1. Chris Hemsworth. As the God of Thunder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Hemsworth has become one of the world's highest-paid actors. With a combination of lucrative film deals and endorsement contracts, Hemsworth's net worth is estimated to be around $130 million, making him Australia's highest-earning actor.
Australia is known for many things, including swathes of tropical beaches, marine reserves, Aboriginal culture, cute koalas, rolling wine country, and lush rainforests.
Byron Baes follows the lives of 14 influencers who help each other grow their businesses, connections and social followings in the idyllic Australian beach town of Byron Bay. It's currently streaming globally on Netflix.
Season one winner Guy Sebastian has been the most commercially successful Australian Idol contestant, with season four runner up Jessica Mauboy second.
Hollywood stars hunker down in Australia's Byron Bay, where COVID-19 spurs film boom. Australia's coastal town of Byron Bay has been a draw for Chris Hemsworth (who lives there), Melissa McCarthy, Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman.
Australia's most expensive celebrity homes: Justin Hemmes, Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky, Matt Damon and more - nine.com.au.
No suburb in the country features a greater concentration of members of The List – Australia's Richest 250 than Toorak, where Melbourne's wealthiest families have gathered for decades. Think historic looking mansions guarded by large hedges set back from the street to ensure privacy.
Crocodile Dundee (1986) is the highest-grossing Australian film with a gross of A$47.7 million.
Forbes' real-time data shows that as of May 2023, there are 40 Australian billionaires on the list of the world's richest people.
Australia is a highly developed country with a mixed economy. As of 2023, Australia was the 13th-largest national economy by nominal GDP (gross domestic product), the 19th-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP, and was the 22nd-largest goods exporter and 24th-largest goods importer.
2. Melanie Perkins: $5.27 billion. Sydney-based Melanie Perkins is technology entrepreneur, who is the CEO and co-founder of design platform Canva. Perkins is one of the youngest female CEOs of a tech start-up valued over $1 billion and started her business in her very own living room.
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is Australia's richest woman with an estimated $36.7 billion fortune, followed by fellow West Australian Nicola Forrest, who debuts on the list with a $16.5 billion fortune thanks to her increased activity within investment group Tattarang, including its recent investment in fashion label ...
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Manifold, AKA Eden Fesi, has become the most prominent Australian hero in the modern Marvel Universe.