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Billionaires
Australia’s 10 Richest People
*Last updated April 22, 2026
1
Gina Rinehart
$25.6B
No change
2
Harry Triguboff
$23.5B
No change
3
Andrew Forrest
$20.3B
▲ +$9.7M
4
Anthony Pratt
$11B
No change
5
Frank Lowy
$8.7B
No change
6
Cliff Obrecht
$7.6B
No change
7
Melanie Perkins
$7.6B
No change
8
Kerry Stokes
$7.4B
▲ +$18.5M
9
Mike Cannon-Brookes
$7.2B
▼ -$8.3M
10
Vivek Chaand Sehgal
$6.9B
▲ +$87.4M
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