Premier joins table to talk up city’s future

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk will join industry leaders and global sporting identities to discuss the 2032 Olympics legacy priorities at next week’s Future Brisbane lunch. Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games chief Etienne Thobois will also deliver a keynote address live from the French capital to guests at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane.Sky News Queensland editor and News Corp columnist Peter Gleeson will MC the lunch and Hancock Prospecting executive chairman Gina Rinehart will deliver a special address.

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Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron posts near $1bn profit in big year for the billionaire’s iron ore assets

Atlas Iron has delivered billionaire Gina Rinehart almost $1.5bn in profits in only three years, since she beat fellow mining magnates Andrew Forrest and Chris Ellison to acquire the junior miner for $427m. The Pilbara iron ore miner’s net profit soared by 146 per cent to $938m for the 2021 financial year thanks to soaring commodity prices and increasing production, financial results lodged with the corporate regulator on Tuesday revealed.“ Australia exports its ore internationally, so we have to be cost competitive internationally, hence we should be wary of onerous government cost burdens that don’t encourage investment. It’s time we put greater priority on reducing government tape, and our government in turn, put greater priority on that welcoming investment,” she said.

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National Mining & Related Industries Day | 22 November 2021 | Speech by Gina Rinehart

What a year we’ve all had! And one we should all be immensely proud of our industry’s contribution to Australia. Even the media have noticed our huge contribution throughout COVID. Let’s start with a heartfelt round of applause to everyone in our industry, yep, loud applause, and please don’t stop with just clapping, whistling, feet stomping, flag raising, dancing, cheering all great! And another round of applause please for all the related industries and businesses that the mining industry supports. National Mining & Related Industries Day, rightly deserves to be a very important day on our nation’s calendar.

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National Agriculture and Related Industries day | 21 November 2021 | Speech by Gina Rinehart

This year, our fifth annual National Agriculture and Related Industries day, we had planned one of the biggest celebrations ever to mark our appreciation of all those in agriculture, and this important National day. Unfortunately with the uncertainty of COVID restrictions, we had to postpone our event. Please join us in the Whitsundays next National day, November 21 2022. National Agriculture & Related Industries Day is our day to come together and hold celebrations around the country to acknowledge the over three hundred thousand hard working men and women across our essential industry.

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World Free Zones Organization November 2021 newsletter

The World Free Zones Organization (World FZO) is a global not-for-profit organization that provides one authoritative, collective voice representing the interests of free zones around the world. The World FZO was launched in Dubai, UAE, in May 2014, by its 14 founding members and under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai. Registered in Geneva and headquartered in Dubai, the World FZO is the only truly international, multi-lateral organization for zones in the world today.

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Sunshine News | Channel 7

A lunch event on November 30. That’ll include presentations from Key stakeholders and investors including mining magnate Gina Rinehart. It’s really important that we use the Olympics as a catalyst, to attract the funding that we need. So we can benefit from it for many, years to come. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

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Letters | Rethink income limits

Why lock in low standards of living of $450 a week maximum, before rent, if applicable, to older Australians who have no motivation to work because of this ridiculous law? A few months work, or whenever offered, could pay for a rooftop solar system, holiday or upgraded car. Gina Rinehart is spot on with her comments about this issue..

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