Fewer billionaires, but wealth goes up

By Marnie Banger
Updated January 20 2020 - 11:08am, first published 11:05am
Gina Rinehart remains the country's richest woman but majority of Australian billionaires are men.
Gina Rinehart remains the country's richest woman but majority of Australian billionaires are men.

Australia had seven fewer billionaires in 2019 than it did the year before, but the 36 people who remain in the category grew their wealth by an average of $US460 million ($A667 million).