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Hancock Prospecting was proud to once again sponsor the WA Regional Achievement Awards on Saturday 25 October 2025, including the Rinehart Development of Northern & Regional WA Award




Hancock Prospecting was proud to once again sponsor the WA Regional Achievement Awards on Saturday 25 October 2025, including the Rinehart Development of Northern & Regional WA Award

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Executive Chairman of Hancock Prospecting Gina Rinehart has delivered a hard-hitting speech to students, warning that government overreach, record debt, and net zero policies threaten Australia’s future prosperity, while urging students to think and challenge “propaganda”.

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Bannister Downs Dairy managing director Sue Daubney has sounded the alarm over the Federal Government’s net zero agenda, warning it could drive the price of milk to more than $7 a litre if rising costs across the supply chain continue unchecked.

Australian premium branded 2GR Wagyu beef, produced by Hancock Agriculture, has claimed the title of the world’s best grain-fed fillet at the World Steak Challenge awards held in London.

One of Australia’s most distinguished ex-soldiers has blindsided Anthony Albanese over defence spending in a blunt Remembrance Day warning that the nation was complacent about the growing threats to its security.

One of Australia’s most distinguished ex-soldiers has blindsided Anthony Albanese over defence spending in a blunt Remembrance Day warning that the nation was complacent about the growing threats to its security.
Australia has critical labour shortages across multiple sectors. Fewer than 76,000 pensioners (3%) currently work, but many would work (or work more) if they did not lose 50c in the dollar when they work more than once day a week.

Billionaire Gina Rinehart has described her giant $10bn Roy Hill iron ore mine as “the mega project that … we thought might not happen”. The billionaire mining magnate told a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Roy Hill that the mine’s first equity investors had made a “rare entrepreneurial move … with significant risk” that had paved the way for a project that made $13bn in net profits in the last two years alone and already paid off $10bn in debt in full.

AUSTRALIAN mining and agriculture icon Gina Rinehart has again stepped up for rural Australia, this time becoming the patron of rural charity Rural Aid. Mrs Rinehart said Rural Aid was an organisation that ‘stands with our mates in the bush’ during their hard times. “And it does get tough in the bush, with floods, fires and severe drought, in addition to the usual dangers of snakes, spiders and in some northern areas, crocodiles too,” she said. “As patron of Rural Aid, I encourage all Australians to throw their support behind its ongoing efforts in ensuring that our food producers – our farmers- are able to get back on their feet quickly when drought, flood or bushfire hits them.”

HANCOCK Prospecting chair Gina Rinehart has been announced as the 2023 Western Australian of the Year. Rinehart was honoured for her contribution to business, as well as her philanthropy, which ranges from support for breast cancer research to sponsorship of Australian Olympians. “We must ensure that our country is not left behind by short-sighted decisions and encourage policies that welcome investment in our wonderful state,” Rinehart said when accepting the award.

On 10 February 2023, Oldendorff Carriers celebrated the namegiving of its latest Japanese capesize newbuilding, the “Gina Oldendorff”, which was named after Australian mining figure, Gina Rinehart. Mrs Rinehart is the executive chair of the mining company Hancock Prospecting. Mrs Rinehart christened the ship at the name-giving ceremony at Namura Shipyard, Imari, Japan.

Australia’s richest person has provided a rare insight into her initial struggles, motivations and ambitions after celebrating 30 years at the helm of what is now the country’s biggest private company.