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The landmark $1.3 billion Optus stadium and transport hub opened in January 2018.

BUILDING BILLIONSCommentsPremiumBarnett’s secret stunt that gave Optus Stadium the go-ahead

More than seven years after the landmark $1.3 billion stadium and transport hub opened in January 2018, Colin Barnett still gets stopped in the street by people congratulating him for building it.

Mark Drummond

Known as Boomerang, Mr Anderson bought the trophy estate on Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay for $3.5 million in 1985.

Building BillionsCommentsPremiumHow the east was won by a WA shearer helped by union bosses

With all its historic grandeur, Boomerang was symbolic of how Mr Anderson succeeded where many other West Australian businessmen have come unstuck: breaking into the eastern states market.

Mark Drummond

Margy Hawke inspects copper-rich massive sulphide in drill core trays from DeGrussa Unknown

Building BillionsCommentsPremiumHow geologist’s instinct led to billion-dollar discovery

Margy Hawke’s whipsmart instincts as a young geologist helped unearth one of Australia’s richest copper-gold deposits.

Mark Drummond

Former Azure Minerals CEO Tony Rovira and Gina Rinehart.

Building BillionsCommentsPremiumRinehart, Rovira and the deal behind a $1.7b payday

Their offices were walking distance apart. Yet Tony Rovira had never met Gina Rinehart when Australia’s richest woman and her Chilean partner lobbed a takeover bid for Azure Minerals in 2023.

Mark Drummond

James Packer is making a fortune in AI investments.

BusinessJames Packer warns AI tsunami will rout income tax

James Packer is making a fortune on his AI investments. Yet the billionaire foresees a ‘very scary’ downside scenario for the boom technology of the 21st century.

Mark Drummond

Three years after selling out of his Crown Resorts casino empire, billionaire James Packer has a confession.

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James Packer reveals thoughts on Donald Trump, Elon Musk

Three years after selling out of his Crown Resorts casino empire, billionaire James Packer has a confession.

Mark Drummond

Rather than anointing a male heir, as family tradition dictated, Packer’s succession plan will see daughters Indigo and Emmanuelle treated the same as son Jackson. 

Building BillionsCommentsPremiumWhy James Packer won’t be anointing male heir

Through his own succession planning, James Packer has the opportunity to leave a legacy which has eluded many billionaire families in the transfer of significant inter-generational wealth. 

Mark Drummond

James Packer: “My present plan is to treat my kids equally.”

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Packer gives rare insight into relationship with ex-wife

In a wide-ranging interview, billionaire James Packer reveals plans to break a century of tradition within one of Australia’s most famous dynasties.

Mark Drummond