Point Piper millionaire loses latest fee battle against her own lawyers

Point Piper millionaire loses latest fee battle against her own lawyers

Wealthy Point Piper identity Diane Maloney has been ordered to pay $350,000 to her lawyers after already forking out $15 million in legal fees.

  • byAndrew Hornery

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Catering to the ultra-rich is a booming business in WA

There’s a new sign that the Perth elite are starting to tip over the line separating the merely rich from the fabulously so.

  • byHarry Brumpton,Paul-Alain Hunt andPatrick Winters
Rich lister’s mansion downsize takes shape on Brighton foreshore
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Rich lister’s mansion downsize takes shape on Brighton foreshore

It’s dominating the skyline near the Middle Brighton Pier,but the new build by philanthropist and Brighton fixture Patricia Ilhan is no longer a traditional family home.

  • byStephen Brook
World’s richest begin 2024 $2.2 trillion better off

World’s richest begin 2024 $2.2 trillion better off

Tech billionaires’ wealth is up $966 billion and media mogul Rupert Murdoch starts the new year with an extra $13 billion from the start of 2023.

  • byJordan Fitzgerald
From humble beginnings,you say? The myth of the self-made millionaire
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From humble beginnings,you say? The myth of the self-made millionaire

The truth is,no one becomes successful – let alone a millionaire or billionaire – in isolation.

  • byVictoria Devine
Rich list season gives glimpse inside the world of the ultra-wealthy

Rich list season gives glimpse inside the world of the ultra-wealthy

According to the various stocktakes of wealth that have been published recently around the world,it’s been a tough 12 months at the pointy end.

  • byAndrew Hornery
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Why do the rich buy superyachts?

Why do the rich buy superyachts?

If you had any doubts about whether we’re living in an era of extreme wealth concentration,the superyacht boom should quell those doubts.

  • byPaul Krugman
Pearl of Canterbury:10-bedroom Melbourne mansion selling for up to $40 million

Pearl of Canterbury:10-bedroom Melbourne mansion selling for up to $40 million

The historic estate last sold for $29 million just two years ago,but the seller no longer needs all the space.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
‘Gross overdevelopment’:Amber Symond’s in legal fight over Potts Point reno

‘Gross overdevelopment’:Amber Symond’s in legal fight over Potts Point reno

The wife of one of Australia’s richest men has launched legal action over her multimillion-dollar renovation plans,which neighbours say will have an impact on their privacy,views and the heritage of the area.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Sydney rich-listers flogging designer wardrobes online for pocket money

Sydney rich-listers flogging designer wardrobes online for pocket money

Hillsong heiress Laura Toggs and Laser Clinics Australia co-founder Kate Champion aren’t the only society figures reselling clothes online,but buyer beware:you’re going to need a fat wallet.

  • byLucy Manly
Guests sworn to secrecy ahead of society wedding
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Guests sworn to secrecy ahead of society wedding

It’s proving to be the wedding of the year with the coming together of two Sydney society families – the O’Neils and Hays.

  • byLucy Manly