Prominent Australian businessman and philanthropist Richard Pratt is gravely ill, according to his long-term friend, Parliamentary Secretary Bill Shorten.
The 75-year-old Melbourne billionaire has been suffering from prostate cancer.
His family are not commenting on his prognosis but Shorten told media that he spoke with Pratt yesterday. That conversation
Australian billionaire 'gravely ill'
Richard Pratt. Photo / Getty Images
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