This Month
Annie Cannon-Brookes goes solo with huge Southern Highlands venture
The billionaire is preparing to unveil her tourism project with everything from restaurant Three Blue Ducks to cattle grazing and sustainable crickets.
AI makes it (even) easier for the rich and powerful to hide online
Reputation fixers are capitalising on the Epstein files as it becomes harder to discern between credible information sources and those doctored by dodgy operators.
January
How two Saudi sisters built a secretive $75b empire
Lubna and Hutham Olayan have made the family conglomerate into a behemoth that operates at the scale of a sovereign wealth fund, and has Wall Street knocking.
December 2025
Billionaires, boardrooms and office romances: Rear Window’s 2025 year in review
There was no shortage of hypocrites in corporate and political life in 2025, and a veritable surfeit of illicit office romances.
Is a $25k ‘professional buddy’ the answer to loneliness?
Loneliness is big business. New high-end concierge services offer companionship for wealthy seniors, filling a void left by loss and distance.
November 2025
What working on David Bowie’s yacht taught Boost founder Janine Allis
The smoothie franchise put its founder on the map. But this well-known entrepreneur says it’s failure and not success that’s provided the biggest lessons.
Inside Australia’s most expensive country estate
Terry Snow ploughed $350 million into Willinga Park, which boasts a horse hospital and a ballroom. Its biggest selling point, though, is the tax break.
The founder of this $800m company doesn’t believe in luck
Reluctant entrepreneur Flavia Tata Nardini had no desire to start her own business, but when she arrived in Australia it became clear it was her only choice.
The Smorgon dynasty weathers a very bad year
On the outside, the descendants of the late billionaire industrialist are overseeing a rapidly growing fortune. But it’s been 12 months of serious turbulence.
Why has King Charles cut out Epstein cancer faster than US Establishment?
“The Firm”, not known historically for its alacrity, acted more swiftly than its US counterpart. This scandal won’t go away until the rot has been removed.
October 2025
Gen Z is turning 30. How adulthood hits different for the iPhone generation
As the oldest members of Gen Z hit 30, they are progressive yet pragmatic, want job security and a side hustle, invest in ETFs and have existential dread.
Australia’s richest people 40 and under set wealth record
Technology fortunes have driven the collective wealth of the wealthiest 100 young Australians to a record $45 billion in 2025, thanks partly to the AI boom.
Max Marchione is 25. He plans to stay that way
Longevity hacks and body tracking have become an obsession for the super-rich. Now a young Australian is making millions by making it more affordable.
Top 10 richest young Australians revealed
The wealthiest people under 40 are now worth a combined $31.7 billion, led by Canva duo Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht, who topped the list for the sixth year.
AI boom and F1 star drive $4b in new wealth to Young Rich List
The wealthiest Australians under 40 include uni dropouts, an F1 star, ex-Macquarie banker, and founders of businesses ranging from pet food to crypto casinos.
How a TV host and a Macquarie banker built a $118m fortune in 9 years
What started as a single co-working “side hustle” survived the rise and fall of WeWork and the pandemic to land Cliff Ho and Tom Ye on the Young Rich List.
Inside the creation of one of Queensland’s most lavish properties
From footballer to founder, Brad Moran has spent the past three years putting his all into this residence – which comes complete with three panic rooms.
Why the rich are going crazy for private concierges
Impossible dinner reservations and special treatment at events are just a phone call away for the ultra-wealthy happy to pay others to do their bidding.
September 2025
Murdoch oration turns out Melbourne’s cultural elite
But even the State Library of Victoria can’t ignore the AFL in Grand Final week, at least as far as the guest list shows.
Why Larry Ellison is buying up Oxford
The 81-year-old tech mogul is set on increasing his $590 billion fortune by turning the English city into the new Silicon Valley.
Nicola Forrest’s new flame revealed as theatrical silver fox
From charity to the arts, the two have a lot in common.
Nicola Forrest spotted with new boyfriend in Europe
The philanthropist has flown far more under the radar than Andrew Forrest since their separation.
