From flagons to fine wine: How to keep a business in the family for 177 years

From a bruising family buyout to a sustainability revolution, Yalumba’s Hill-Smith family is playing the long game.

Australia’s 10 Richest People

*Last updated April 10, 2026

Australia’s only real-time billionaires tracker. Forbes Australia ranks the nation’s 10 wealthiest people by net worth, updated daily with live market data from the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list.

1 Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart $25.2B No change
2 Harry Triguboff
Harry Triguboff $23.2B No change
3 Andrew Forrest
Andrew Forrest $19.5B ▼ -$503.9M
4 Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt $11.4B No change
5 Frank Lowy
Frank Lowy $8.8B No change
6 Cliff Obrecht
Cliff Obrecht $7.6B No change
7 Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins $7.6B No change
8 Kerry Stokes
Kerry Stokes $7.4B ▼ -$122.9M
9 Mike Cannon-Brookes
Mike Cannon-Brookes $6.6B ▼ -$216.1M
10 Vivek Chaand Sehgal
Vivek Chaand Sehgal $6.5B ▼ -$62.5M

Life

Issue 21

Entrepreneurs

Innovation

BrandVoice

Ideas to Save the Planet

Billionaires

Investing

Leadership