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Billionaire Anthony Pratt and his family have long been at the epicentre of business and politics in Australia — but their influence doesn’t stop there.
When news broke last week that Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt had been the confidante of former US president Donald Trump — who allegedly spilled nuclear secrets in his bid to convince the businessman to push Australia to buy US submarines — it was hardly surprising to anyone familiar with the cardboard magnate.
Pratt’s entire family, led by his late father Richard and mother Jeanne, have long been at the nexus of business and politics in Australia. It’s now clear that this also extends to America, where Pratt’s packaging company Visy operates a multibillion-dollar-a-year business.
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Michael Sainsbury
South-East Asia Correspondent @sainsburychina
Michael Sainsbury is a journalist based in Asia with more than 20 years’ experience writing about business, business politics and human rights across Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
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