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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Cait Kelly

Three richest Australians’ combined wealth doubles since 2020 at $1.5m an hour – Oxfam

Harry Triguboff, Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest
The combined wealth of (from left) Harry Triguboff, Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest has more than doubled since 2020, Oxfam says in a new report. Composite: Richard Wainwright/AAP/Reuters/David Dee Delgado/Dan Himbrechts

The combined wealth of the three richest Australians – Gina Rinehart, Andrew Forrest and Harry Triguboff – has more than doubled since 2020 at a staggering rate of $1.5m an hour, according to new analysis from Oxfam.

The report looked at increasing wealth inequality across the world and, using data from Forbes, found the total wealth of Australia’s richest billionaires increased by 70.5% or $120bn between 2020 and 2023.

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