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World's billionaires hold more wealth than 4.6 billion people combined

Australia's richest figures include Gina Rinehart, Harry Triguboff and Anthony Pratt.

Australia's richest figures include Gina Rinehart, Harry Triguboff and Anthony Pratt. Source: AAP

Women alone work 12.5 billion hours combined each day without any pay or recognition.


The world's richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam said on Monday.

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