
ABC under fire for airing segment describing violent assault of Gina Rinehart
The ABC defended a segment as ‘satirical’ after it aired graphic descriptions of mining magnate Gina Rinehart being sodomised and tortured – content that remains online.

The ABC defended a segment as ‘satirical’ after it aired graphic descriptions of mining magnate Gina Rinehart being sodomised and tortured – content that remains online.

Hancock Prospecting has called for an apology from the ABC and for action to be taken against those who allowed a segment that ‘glorified sexualised and political violence’ against Gina Rinehart to be aired.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson hit out at Australian team officials’ decision to silence swimmers from thanking their billionaire benefactor Gina Rinehart and said they should be allowed to “thank whoever they like”.

Pauline Hanson has criticised Commonwealth Games Australia after Australian swimmers were instructed not to publicly thank Gina Rinehart despite decades of financial backing.

Earlier this month, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson visited Pitt in Rome, after holidaying with Rinehart at the Grand Hotel San Pietro in Taormina.

Pauline Hanson has decided to weigh in on Commonwealth Games Australia advising its swimmers to not publicly thank Gina Rinehart.

“These bonuses are a way of Australia saying thank you and showing the appreciation our athletes deserve for bringing our country such a sense of pride and achievement,” mining billionaire Rinehart said in a Swimming WA statement on Friday.

Australia are red hot favourites to land gold in both the men’s and women’s 100m freestyle in the evening session and cruised into both finals as fastest in the field.

Freestyle king Kyle Chalmers has welcomed potential windfalls for Australia’s Commonwealth Games swimmers after Gina Rinehart offered up cash bonuses for medals and world records.

Freestyle king Kyle Chalmers has welcomed potential windfalls for Australia’s Commonwealth Games swimmers after Gina Rinehart offered up cash bonuses for medals and world records.