
Speech by Mrs Gina Rinehart AO – Townsville Bush Summit Thursday 18 June 2026
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Today, we especially think of the ANZACs, and their families, – so many of the ANZACs boarded ships from right near here at Circular Quay, others boarded from around Australia, pre finally farewelling our country from Albany or Fremantle. Bravely waving goodbye to their families, but so sadly, many never seeing their families again.

In this special 10 minute interview recorded for the Circle, Mrs Rinehart reflects on her childhood, The long journey to turn Hancock Prospecting into one of Australia’s most successful companies, challenges of being a female CEO, her successes and greatest fears and her early strategies to combat CV-19

At the Solaris Cancer Care event in Port Hedland, Mrs Gina Rinehart AO reaffirmed Hancock Prospecting and Hancock Iron Ore’s commitment to supporting cancer patients and announced a $6 million donation to help expand Solaris services in the Pilbara.