French L'Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers continues to top the list of the world's richest women after having taken the lead in 2021 from Walmart heiress Alice Walton.
Gina Rinehart: $43.17 billion
With a net worth of an excruciating $43 billion, Rinehart is not only the richest woman in Australia - by a large margin - she is also the eighth-richest woman in the world and among the wealthiest humans alive.
French-based L'Oreal heiress Francoise Bettencourt Meyers boasts an astonishing net worth of US$82.1 billion as the world's richest woman, which is rare given that France takes 12th place on the female billionaire world map.
Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, is the daughter of iron-ore explorer Lang Hancock. Rinehart made her wealth rebuilding Hancock Prospecting, becoming chair in 1992 when her father died.
Nicola Forrest to become Australia's second-richest woman after split from billionaire Andrew Forrest.
Australia's richest citizen, Gina Rinehart built her wealth on iron ore. The daughter of iron-ore explorer Lang Hancock, Rinehart rebuilt her late father's financially distressed company, Hancock Prospecting, becoming executive chairwoman in 1992.
The mining magnate Gina Rinehart is Australia's biggest landholder, controlling more than 9.2m hectares, or 1.2% of the entire landmass of the country, according to data compiled by Guardian Australia.
AFR Rich List 2023: The ten richest Australians for 2023, ranked. Gina Rinehart, Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, Anthony Pratt, Harry Triguboff, Clive Palmer, Mike Cannon-Brookes.
1. George Lucas - $10 billion.
The title of the world's richest kid is held by none other than Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, with a wealth of $5 billion. She is a member of the British royal family and is the second and only daughter of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Princess of Wales.
1. Oprah Winfrey. An American talk show host, television producer, actress, author and philanthropist is currently the richest black woman as per Forbes. She currently has a net worth of $3.5 billion.
The First Fleet of British ships arrived at Botany Bay in January 1788 to establish a penal colony, the first colony on the Australian mainland. In the century that followed, the British established other colonies on the continent, and European explorers ventured into its interior.
On a mean wealth basis, Australia was the fourth-richest country in 2021 behind Switzerland, the US and Hong Kong. The average Australian adult was worth $US550,110 at the end of last year, after enjoying a $US66,350 annual increase in wealth.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights and interests in land are formally recognised over around 50 per cent of Australia's land mass. Connection to land is of central importance to First Nations Australians.
How this 30-year-old became Australia's youngest self-made billionaire during the pandemic. Nick Molnar is something of an Australian icon. The 30-year-old is credited with reinventing the spending habits of millions of millennials, earning him a spot on his country's young rich list.
Hancock Prospecting revenues – $16.6 billion
No list of female entrepreneurs would be complete without Georgina 'Gina' Rinehart, not just an Australian list, but any list of business leaders throughout the world, such is her success!
Diane Hendricks, co-founder of the Beloit-based ABC Supply roofing and building supplies company, topped Forbes' list for the sixth year in a row, with an estimated net worth of $15 billion as of June 2023. Forbes also estimates that Hendricks is the 109th-richest billionaire in the world.
Australia's richest couple, Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest and his wife Nicola separated after 31 years of marriage but said the decision would have no impact on their mining business.
3. Anthony Pratt. Anthony Pratt is third on the list with an estimated $27.87 billion. Pratt and his family own Visy Industries, a paper, packaging and recycling company.