After a year of discovering who really runs Australia, The Power Index is finally set to reveal the country's fifty most powerful people.
Throughout July, Paul Barry and The Power Index team will be counting down the most influential people in the nation from business, media, politics, sport and culture.
The Power 50 / 2012
Most Recent Power Players
| 1. | Julia Gillard | Prime Minister |
| 2. | Wayne Swan | Treasurer |
| 3. | Rupert Murdoch | Chairman, News Corporation |
 2. Wayne Swan
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 3. Rupert Murdoch
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 4. Tony Abbott
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 5. Glenn Stevens
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 6. Gina Rinehart
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 7. Stephen Conroy
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 8. David Thodey
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 9. Kim Williams
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 10. Barry O'Farrell
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 11. Christine Milne
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 12. Marius Kloppers
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 13. Bill Shorten
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 14. Campbell Newman
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 15. Chris Mitchell
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 16. Harold Mitchell
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 17. Frank Lowy
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 18. Kerry Stokes
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 19. Ted Baillieu
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 20. Martin Parkinson
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 21. Mike Smith
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 22. Mark Scott
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 23. Ian Narev
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 24. Colin Barnett
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 25. David Gonski
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 26. Jay Weatherill
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 27. Andrew Bolt
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 28. Paul Howes
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 29. Joe Hockey
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 30. Gail Kelly
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 31. James Packer
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 32. Cameron Clyne
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 33. Andrew Demetriou
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 34. Christopher Pyne
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 35. Alan Jones
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 36. Clive Palmer
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 37. Greg Medcraft
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 38. Ben Hubbard
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 39. Julian Assange
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 40. Rod Sims
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 41. Dave Oliver
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 42. Paul Whittaker
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 43. Robert French
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 44. Peta Credlin
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 45. Rod Eddington
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 46. Nick Greiner
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 47. Peter Blunden
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 48. Andrew Scipione
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 49. Noel Pearson
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 50. Sam Dastyari
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