Fashion house Versace to launch luxury mobile

Italian fashion house Versace will launch its first luxury mobile, entering a blooming sector for designer brands.

Young British couple scoop $66m lottery jackpot

A young British couple set to enter marital bliss is already in seventh heaven, making plans on how to spend a £45 million ($66 million) jackpot won this week.

Kim Dotcom's $3.3m mansion, jet skis, car and jewellery seized

Ian Steward and Michael Fox One of alleged internet pirate Kim Dotcom's mansions has been seized by officials this morning.

Ireland's richest man declared bankrupt

A tycoon once dubbed Ireland’s richest man has been declared bankrupt by the High Court in Dublin.

A tough year, but not for some

Susannah Singh Large fortunes were made and lost this year, but mostly made as the rich continued to get even richer in 2011.

A catalogue of fantasy

A flick through the extravagant Neiman Marcus Christmas book is a world away from everyday catalogue shopping.

Blinged-up blowers

Sylvia Pennington Got a spare zero or two in the bank account and want to treat yourself to a little high-tech bling this holiday season?

Bernie's billion dollar babes

Richard Williams Bernie Ecclestone has made a fortune out of formula one racing - now his daughters are busy spending it.

James Bond watch snapped up for $194k

The "Submariner" Rolex boasts a saw used by 007 in the film to cut through a rope to save Solitaire, played by Jane Seymour, from hungry sharks.

$38 million lottery winner vows to keep working after scooping bumper jackpot

A Sydney woman has vowed to keep working after winning a record $38 million on the lottery.

A big day for ... visiting Gates

Andrew Hornery Bill Gates may have more money than God, but sadly he does not have enough to buy a little bit of Sydney sunshine.

Liz Taylor's rock sells for $8.8m

A 33.19-carat diamond ring given to Elizabeth Taylor by actor Richard Burton, whom she married twice, has sold for $8.

$100m spree by playboy 'heir' to poverty-stricken dictatorship

Nick Allen in Los Angeles An African dictator's son spent $US100 million ($96 million) of his impoverished country's money on luxuries including a private jet, a Malibu mansion, and a trove of Michael Jackson memorabilia,...

Ultra-private 'fixers' for the super-rich

The most important rule for the well-mannered, expensively educated and immaculately groomed young ladies who work for lifestyle management company, Concierge is never, ever be rude to clients.

Fancy that! No slump in luxury goods as shoppers splash out

Mark Russell and John Mangan Despite uncertain economic times, there is a boom in upmarket quality items as Australians dare to dream. Mark Russell and John Mangan report.

Ever-growing appetite for luxuries of life

Alexandra Smith For the price of a new car, you can fly to Antarctica on a private jet and camp alongside emperor penguins.

That's rich: Sydney gets knocked off wealth perch

Clancy Yeates Sydney households are no longer the nation's wealthiest after being overtaken by residents in Melbourne, Perth and Canberra.

Melbourne's most expensive view

Chris Vedelago Describing this as a million-dollar view hardly does it justice - and certainly won't cover the cost of buying the Eureka Tower.

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World's most expensive dessert

The world's most expensive dessert has been cooked up with an eye-watering price tag of £22,000 ($34,684).