Oxfam highlights inequality as world’s 10 richest men more than double wealth during COVID

Oxfam's latest report shines a light on the vast fortunes of billionaires such as Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest. Photo: TND

COVID-19 has turbocharged the vast fortunes of the world’s billionaires while causing untold harm for the world’s poor.

The world’s richest 10 men have more than doubled their wealth since the start of the pandemic, while 99 per cent of the global population have been left worse off, according to international charity Oxfam.