SYDNEY (AFP) - The world's richest woman, Australian mining tycoon Gina Rinehart, urged those "jealous" of the wealthy to "spend less time drinking" in a piece blasted as "insulting" by Canberra on Thursday.
Mrs Rinehart, whose family iron ore prospecting fortune of A$29.2 billion (S$37.9 billion) also makes her Australia's wealthiest person, hit out at those envious of the rich.
"There is no monopoly on becoming a millionaire," she wrote in a regular industry magazine column. "If you're jealous of those with more money, don't just sit there and complain. Do something to make more money yourself - spend less time drinking or smoking and socialising, and more time working. Become one of those people who work hard, invest and build, and at the same time create employment and opportunities for others."
Mrs Rinehart blaming what she described as "socialist", anti-business policies for the plight of Australia's poor, urging the government to lower the minimum wage, as well as taxes, to promote investment.
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