Digging hard, not smart: Is Australia leaving billions on the table?

Data journalist Juliette O’Brien examines where Australia captures value in its key minerals – and where it leaves it to others downstream.

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Life

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Billionaires

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Australia’s Richest People

57 Billionaires in Australia· $241.5B Combined Wealth· $53B Total Wealth of Women Billionaires· 13 Made Their Fortune in Mining· Biggest Gainer (24 hrs): Richard White, +$100.1M· Biggest Loser (24 hrs): Chris Ellison, -$19.1M· Youngest Billionaire: Ed Craven, 30· Oldest Billionaire: Frank Lowy, 95· Richest Australian: Gina Rinehart, $24.7B· 57 Billionaires in Australia· $241.5B Combined Wealth· $53B Total Wealth of Women Billionaires· 13 Made Their Fortune in Mining· Biggest Gainer (24 hrs): Richard White, +$100.1M· Biggest Loser (24 hrs): Chris Ellison, -$19.1M· Youngest Billionaire: Ed Craven, 30· Oldest Billionaire: Frank Lowy, 95· Richest Australian: Gina Rinehart, $24.7B