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The 20 richest people in Australia
Every year, Forbes published a list of the richest people in Australia. 2009 showed a drop in the number billionaires (we're up to 9), but despite the changes in the economy of these entrepreneurs showed that luck can still be done. Almost everyone on the list started with a small business that eventually flourished with dedication and a mindset to defy the odds against making it big. They are an inspiration to Australians everywhere with dreams of success to stay the course and move on.
# 20 Maurice Alter (Married with two children, age: 84)
$ 590,000,000
Who does not have a fortune worth 590 million U.S. dollars at the age of 84? Mr. Alter landed on the coast in 1949 right out of Poland and was quick to get a job, two jobs as a matter of fact. A little later he bought a couple of shops and a bank near Melbourne. Yes, indeed – a bank! Today his son, Sam turns his Pacific Shopping Centres and manages its portfolio of commercial properties prime near Melbourne and Adelaide.
# 19 Robert Oatley (Married with three children, age: 80)
600 million dollars
This wealthy tycoon Oz likes things that give a buzz. It started on the road to fortune as a farmer coffee but in fact was announced with the winery Rosemount Estates. In 2001 he sold the entire kit and Caboodle of cash and stock for Southcorp. He turned around in 2003 and passed the baton Foster as a means to buy Hamilton Island. He took the cup in the Sydney to Hobart race 4 consecutive years with his yacht, Wild Oats. Keeps busy with the export their wines to the U.S. brand
# 18 Angela Bennett and Michael Wright (Married with seven children, age: 64 years old, married with 3 children, age: 71)
$ 650,000,000
This brother and sister team are lucky to have a father who discovered some deposits tremendous iron ore in Western Australia. Rio Tinto mines Hamersley provides them and other members of the family annual royalties. Wright's main concern is the Voyager Estate winery.
# 17 John Van Lieshout (Married, 2 children, age: 63)
$ 690,000,000
It is rumored that in his teens Mr. Van Lieshout left school to work at a job unloading bananas. After moving from his native Holland finally launched the chain Super A-Mart furniture sold in 2006. It is currently in the Brisbane property market.
# 16 Len Buckeridge (Married with six children, age: 73)
$ 700,000,000
Len Buckeridge is synonymous BGC Group, a leading home builder in Western Australia. Apparently, the economic crisis mean nothing to him, 2009 was a year of major projects as the construction of a $ 200,000,000 port private.
# 15 Carlo Psalter (married with four children, age: 88)
$ 730,000,000
Psalter theTransfield co-founded the Group in 1956 after moving from Italy to Oz. He took defense operations when the company split in 1997. His son, Paul took over from him as president in 2007. He recently sold several divisions of large players in the world such as Lockheed Martin and Air New Zealand.
# 14 Ken Talbot (Married with four children, age: 58)
$ 750,000,000
Talbot Macarthur Coal founded and later sold 80% to about $ 600 million. He moved a little chat scandalous when accused of making secret payments to a politician in Queensland. He denies the bad news.
# 13 Gerry Harvey (Casado and 4 children, age: 69)
$ 870,000,000
Mr. Harvey began abandoned agricultural college to sell vacuum cleaners door to door. Later, co-founder of Harvey Norman, the electronics retailer. The CEO is his wife, Katie Page. He is a man horse, with a stake in the auction house purebred million Magic.
# 12 Michael Hintze (Married with four children, age: 55)
$ 900,000,000
What time did Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse First Boston before the gaze of the trading company, Convertible and Quantitative Strategies with $ 200 million. The flagship fund's performance has been 11% annualized.
# 11. Stanley Perron (Married with three children, age: 86)
$ 950,000,000
Mr. Perron sell boxes of tissue after leaving school and later tried to get ahead as a plumber. It does not really make it great to be equipped with a Toyota franchise a former boss. (Chief, Nice!) Established dealerships throughout Western Australia and now invests in real estate.
# 10 Lindsay Fox (Married with five children, age: 72)
$ 970,000,000
Fox is a former Professional Soccer League in Australia and is on his way to wealth through the sale of soft drinks from a truck. He founded the largest logistics company in Australia, Linfox. He likes classic cars – has 130 of them.
# 9 Kerry Stokes (divorced with 4 children, age: 68)
$ 1,000,000,000
In billionaire last! Stokes is the leading distributor of Caterpillar equipment in Australia. He added to his fortune for his participation in the media pool communication, Seven Network. Lately he has been trying to catch Perth Western Australia Press.
# 8 Kerr Neilson (Married with two children, age: 59)
$ 1,450,000,000
Originally from South Africa Neilson's Platinum Asset Management created in 1993 with George Soros backing him. When the company went public in 2007 claimed about $ 500 million. His next plan is to open a Chinese contemporary art museum.
# 7 Gina Rinehart (Widowed, 4 children, age: 55)
$ 1,500,000,000
Along with other family members benefiting from the mining assets of her late father, Rio Tinto Hamersley Iron Ore Mining Basin. (She had to fight against stepmother for it.) Rinehart also has a direct stake in the company Hancock Prospecting family.
# 6 Anthony Pratt (single, 1 child, age: 49)
$ 1,600,000,000
Pratt was once a McKinsey consultant and ran U.S. operations Visy Industries for 20 years. He is currently co-chairs of the kingdom with his mother packing, which is wholly owned by his family. It is co-owner of the global operations with his two sisters.
# 5 Andrew Forrest (Casado, with 3 children, age: 47)
$ 1,650,000,000
Forrest was the richest person in Australia # 1 in 2008. Regrettably lost his position due to reduced demand for iron ore hit shares of his Fortescue Metals Group. A group of steel in China has recently adopted ownership of part of the company. There was a bit of scandal surrounding the offer which he denies.
# 4 John Gandel (Married with 4 children, age: 74)
$ 1,700,000,000
Gandel has prime real estate – lots of it including half of the shopping mall in Melbourne and Chadstone participation in a trust which owns the other half. There are rumors that his house is the most expensive private in Melbourne.
# 3 Harry Truguboff (Married with two children, age: 76)
$ 2,000,000,000
Affectionately known as "high rise" Harry ", which is the magnate of Oz apartment building. Born in China of Russian parents and began his career as a taxi driver. He now owns hundreds of homes in Sydney and North Coast.
# 2 Frank Lowy (Married with three children, age: 78)
$ 2,800,000,000
Lowy is another one of the country's real estate and the magnates of the President Football Federation of Australia. He is a Czech immigrant and founded the Westfield Group real estate company. The company suffered a fall population In early 2009, but hey, he still has about $ 3,000,000,000 and that is not of poor quality.
# 1 James Packer (Casado with a child, age: 41)
$ 3,100,000,000
Let's hear for the younger man! What does not this guy done? Packer is heir to his late father's media group, publication and dissemination. He sold his cattle ranch for nearly $ 300 million and has interests in the consolidated media and gaming company, Crown. It also has a joint venture that goes with Lawrence Ho of Hong Kong.
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