This Month
‘Larger than life’: packed memorial farewells Lang Walker
Friday’s two-hour public service for the property developer and Rich Lister, who died in January, was attended by a who’s who of Australian business and politics.
- Robert Harley
January
Senior execs step up to steer Lang Walker’s legacy
The Rich List developer had already put in place succession planning within his vast property business early last year, handing over responsibility for running the company to a trusted group of lieutenants.
- Nick Lenaghan
Lang Walker, the developer with a touch for timing
The Rich Lister who died over the weekend aged 78 spotted change before most people and enjoyed the freedom of a private company to move quickly to tap it.
- Michael Bleby
How Lang Walker got the most out of life
From burnt toast to knock-off panama hats, time with Lang Walker at his great passion project Kokomo Private Island revealed what made this old-school Rich Lister tick.
- Fiona Carruthers
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- Rich Listers
Billionaire property developer Lang Walker dies at 78
The real estate tycoon and founder of Walker Corporation shaped much of postwar Australian suburban living.
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- Michael Bleby and Fiona Carruthers
October 2023
Rich lister Lang Walker’s developer profits up 30pc
The billionaire real estate mogul is the sole shareholder of Walker Group and is working on major projects in Parramatta, Sydney and Melbourne.
- Nick Lenaghan
May 2023
If Rich Listers had to start over in 2023, what would they do?
We asked 10 Rich Listers, Young Rich Listers and notable entrepreneurs to gaze into the future and imagine they were building their careers from scratch now.
March 2023
Parramatta comes of age as Sydney’s second CBD and administrative hub
The completion of the $3.5 billion redevelopment of Parramatta’s Square marks a new era for Sydney’s second city as an emerging economic powerhouse.
- Ronald Mizen
Billionaire Lang Walker pushes for $750m twin Collins Street towers
The two proposed 41-storey towers would deliver more than 140,000 square metres of office space to central Melbourne, but the state’s heritage authority has so far vetoed the project.
- Nick Lenaghan
October 2022
Rich Lister Lang Walker cruises to record $675m profit
Lang Walker has lived through at least five major downturns or “hiccups”: as he calls them, and he’s confident he’ll get through the latest round of uncertainty.
- Nick Lenaghan
March 2022
Lang Walker aims sky-high with $750m twin Collins Street towers
The scheme will deliver as much as 155,000 square metres of office space and, if approved and developed, will represent a major investment in the long-term appeal of CBD workplaces.
- Nick Lenaghan
October 2021
Building boom fills Walker’s coffers as Rich Lister gets set to jet
While the high-flying AFR Rich Lister’s wings were clipped by travel restrictions, Walker Group’s key revenue streams prospered as a result of the housing boom and increased income.
- Nick Lenaghan
February 2021
Lang Walker presses ‘go’ on $3b Adelaide housing estate
The launch of the 12,000-house Riverlea estate, potentially South Australia’s largest ever-such housing project, comes amid a broader wave of post-COVID-19 investment in the economy.
- Nick Lenaghan
January 2021
Fiji's safe silver lining for Australian luxury resort owners
Fiji provides a textbook lesson in doing tourism in the COVID-19 era. Its 'Big 8' luxury resorts are ready to begin welcoming back holidaymakers, having lost thousands of dollars since March.
- Fiona Carruthers
November 2020
Lang Walker doubles his dime as property empire weathers pandemic
The Rich Lister is the sole shareholder of Walker Group, and can absorb market volatility without the obligations of more regular returns to public market investors.
- Nick Lenaghan
June 2020
Lang Walker calls time on work from home
Australia's 14th richest person has a clear message for the nation: it's time to take the tracksuit pants off and let industry drive us out of recession.
- Fiona Carruthers
March 2020
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Atomo Diagnostics pushes ahead with IPO, boosted by COVID-19 prospects
Atomo, backed by billionaire developer Lang Walker, is working with several manufacturing customers to develop a rapid blood self-test for COVID-19.
- Carrie LaFrenz
December 2019
Lang Walker gives $26m to Western Sydney Uni
Businessman Lang Walker is giving $26 million to Western Sydney University for a medical centre at Campbelltown Hospital in the city's south-west as WSU joins an infrastructure surge including a new airport, light rail and metro train.
- Robert Bolton
November 2019
May 2019
How moguls are still playing the property game with confidence
Today's property markets are presenting challenges for some but for these Rich Listers, opportunities abound.
- Robert Harley
