Our gathering today on the eve of ANZAC Day, is to join together to reflect on the immense sacrifices and bravery of our military men and women, some of whom I am honoured to be standing with today. Thank you to our nation’s patriots. Thank you for your service …
Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has conceded a legal overhaul may be the only way to prevent people from being swindled as she lashed social media giant Facebook for its inaction on scam ads including several which used her likeness. And she has implied the social media website’s parent company Meta should be the one to reimburse some of those left high and dry.
When it comes to the economy and the military, our richest person, Gina Rinehart, asserts that China’s government is “doing a better job than ours”.
The 2024 Australian Championships are underway on the Gold Coast from Wednesday 17th April to Saturday 20th April. You can catch the Dolphins in action as they compete to be a part of the team to represent Australia at the Paris olympics. The heats start at 10am AEST and finals at 6pm AEST each day.
Today marks a significant milestone as we celebrate 100 days to go until the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Hancock Prospecting, alongside Roy Hill, are proud partners of the Australian Olympic Committee and the Australian Olympic team. This partnership reflects Mrs Rinehart’s unwavering commitment to Australian sport at all levels and her longstanding support of our nation’s top athletes.
The green light has been given for the Men’s Quad Scull and Lightweight Women’s Double Scull to compete at the Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland later in May. Oscar McGuinness will join these crews as a Men’s Scull reserve.
Chalmers, fuelled like many in the National swim team with Bannister Dairy and 2gr, off to the National Championships this week.
The Australia A squad has excelled as they set the standard for their country at the opening World Rowing Cup in Varese, Italy. There were great results for the remainder of the squad in the B-Finals as each crew left nothing out on the water.
Notices on fake social media posts encouraging investment in scams
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.
