Aug 3, 2026 – 5.00amBillionaire Charlie Shahin, the son of a Palestinian refugee family, has bought a group of South Australian sheep stations from Jumbuck Pastoral, whose owners, the MacLachlans, one of the country’s longest-established farming families, are divesting assets as part of a succession planning process.The aggregation of the three neighbouring properties in the north of the state is considered one of the country’s largest sheep stations. Its sale, brokered by Elders, represents a once-in-a-lifetime transfer from one prominent South Australian family to another.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles