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Why one of Australia’s richest women plans to give away ALL of her $16.5billion fortune – here’s how she rocketed up the nation’s rich list in just nine years Source:Dailymail Melanie Perkins started a business with now husband Cliff while at university It merged into digital graphics business Canva in 2010, now has 60million users  By December 2021 the couple were worth $16.4billion but live in a $1.7m terrace  Her social media profile shows her jetting off around the world But business partner and fiance Cliff Obrecht said couple live ‘pretty modestly’ Australia’s second richest woman, who first made money selling spray-on tattoos at a Perth fair, now leads a multinational tech powerhouse worth more than Telstra – but she has even greater ambitions. Melanie Perkins’ DIY graphic design platform Canva is now worth more than $55billion, of which she and co-founder/husband Cliff Obrecht own 30 per cent, which is over $16.4billion. Their ...