The Departures list also includes Rose Porteous because of the impact of her bitter legal battle with stepdaughter Gina Rinehart over their inheritances from mining magnate Lang Hancock, Rinehart's father. Also gone is a remnant of the1980s, the Bond family. Recent anecdotal evidence suggests this is as good as it will get this time around. Other inhibiting factors include the declining dollar, which will soon begin to squeeze importers, and Treasury estimates that East Asia's financial troubles will harm manufacturing exports in the coming year. The Asia effect is already apparent in some quarters Symbolising the wealth boom of the past year, Kerry Packer, the Rich 200's colossus, has stretched his lead through the strength of his Publishing and Broadcasting media business and profits from foreign ventures.
Property continues to be the main way to seriously big wealth.
Matt and Fiona Handbury. That company's founders, Gerry Harvey and Ian Norman, are on the way to trebling their wealth since last year thanks to investors falling over themselves to get its stock. Since a share split in November, the share price has doubled. Harvey's former wife, Lynette, who has held a large parcel of shares for many years, has joined the list. Demand for their wines, better information about their businesses and a re-rating of wine businesses have led to a substantial rise in estimations for the McWilliam family, Bob Oatley of Rosemount fame, Brown Brothers and de Bortoli of Griffith, which makes its debut.