John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart, the eldest children of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, have shown up to Western Australia’s Supreme Court in person as their lawyer begins his closing address. The lengthy legal battle, which began in July, involves several parties claiming a share of iron ore mining royalties ownedContinue Reading
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has thrown her weight behind nuclear energy in her pitch for a net zero Australia that doesn’t rely on wind and solar. At The Australian’s Bush Summit on Monday, Ms Rinehart delivered a sweeping six-point plan for the nation and called for the government toContinue Reading
The lawyer for the eldest children of mining magnate Gina Rinehart has told a court her attitude towards Rose Porteous was a key reason she was dumped as a director of her father’s company. Christopher Withers SC is representing John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart in the Western Australian Supreme Court,Continue Reading
Mining magnate Lang Hancock was “emphatically opposed” to anything less than a complete split of assets between him and his former business partner Peter Wright, the West Australian Supreme Court has been told. As week three of a massive multi-party civil trial over a stake in assets from the HopeContinue Reading
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has made a $60 million surprise commitment to Aussie sports — but netball is reportedly not on the list. It has been revealed that Rinehart, 69, stepped up her financial backing of Australian sport in the aftermath of the country’s tragic performance in the poolContinue Reading
Court documents in the civil case over the royalties of Hancock Prospecting’s iron ore mines show disputed assets were worth about $840m when valuations were made decades ago. Wright Prospecting lawyer Julie Taylor SC has been presenting her opening address to the Western Australian Supreme Court since the legal battleContinue Reading
The lawyers for one of the mining entities embroiled in a legal stoush with Australia’s richest woman has presented “significant evidence” before Western Australia’s Supreme Court. Tuesday was the second day of months of hearings to be held as Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd and executive chairman Gina Rinehart fend offContinue Reading
Two of Australia’s richest women are set to battle it out over a multi-billion dollar legal dispute, in what will be one of the country’s most expensive courtroom showdowns. The companies of Gina Rinehart and Angela Bennett – the daughters of mining pioneers Lang Hancock and Peter Wright, respectively –Continue Reading
Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart delivered a potentially lifesaving reminder to all Australians after being crowned Western Australian of the Year 2023. The richest woman in the country used her acceptance speech to open up about a recent cancer scare, with the 69-year-old undergoing a facial melanoma removal just hoursContinue Reading
New details have been revealed exposing the actual extent of Gina Rinehart’s $15 million sponsorship deal with Netball Australia. The deal with Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting was sensationally torn up after revelations that Diamonds players had concerns about wearing a team uniform that included sponsorship branding from Ms Rinehart’s company. WatchContinue Reading