Rinehart could be ordered to give documents to rivals Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, might have to open her company books for two rival mining dynasties after a bitter legal feud over iron ore riches. AAP · Apr 23
One Nation rejects allegations Victorian candidate was told to use personal bank account for campaign finances Pauline Hanson says reports contain ‘false allegations’ during a shambolic press conference in Victoria The Guardian - AU · Apr 18
Iron will: Australia’s richest person counts the cost as court orders she share mining millions with rival family Gina Rinehart, who’s been called Australia’s ‘female Donald Trump’, has long fought claims from the family of her father’s business partner – as well as her own children The Guardian - AU · Apr 18
Afternoon Update: Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail; Meghan and Harry meet Bondi attack survivors; and should you vacuum slower? Former SAS corporal to be released from Silverwater prison ahead of potential trial for war crimes The Guardian - AU · Apr 17
Morning Mail: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, from One Nation idea to Coalition policy, and why the hate for Meghan? Donald Trump announces 10-day truce after ‘excellent conversations’ with both leaders; how the Coalition formed its new housing policy The Guardian - AU · Apr 16
The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth In a decision described by the judge as “a half-win” for each side, mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to the heirs of Peter Wright, the business partner of her father, Lang Hancock. The Conversation · Apr 16
Morning Mail: Inside One Nation’s finances, Labor’s defence boost, and can the Rinehart rift heal? Our investigation asks what has happened to public funds banked by Pauline Hanson’s party; plus will Gina Rinehart double down in her legal battle? The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
Gina Rinehart has been forced to share her riches. But will she fight on or end the family feud? A 15-year court battle costing millions of dollars ended in a partial defeat for the tycoon. Will she now bury the hatchet or double down and keep fighting her children and rivals? The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
Who is the rival family pitted against Gina Rinehart in a long-running court case – and is she still the richest person in Australia? The supreme court has handed down its judgment in a case over mining royalties. Here’s what you need to know The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
Australia’s richest person ordered to share mining royalties after decade-long dispute Gina Rinehart told to pay descendants of her late father’s business partner The Independent UK · Apr 15
Gina Rinehart’s son says he wants to be a ‘united family’ in olive branch to mother after court ruling John Hancock welcomes findings on ownership of mines and companies although judge says dispute should be determined in private arbitration The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
Afternoon Update: Rinehart rivals to receive royalty windfall; Victoria’s political donation laws ruled unconstitutional; and Nicole Kidman’s next role Ruling finds Wright Prospecting successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties from Hope Downs iron ore project The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting to pay hundreds of millions’ worth of royalties to rival family in ‘half loss half win’ Landmark ruling finds Wright Prospecting successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties from Hope Downs iron ore project The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
Morning Mail: households cut back amid global economy warning, Taylor ‘debasing’ himself on immigration, Milo myths Dinner tables featuring cheaper meat and less wine as IMF scenario points to slower growth; Howard-era minister criticises Liberal immigration plan The Guardian - AU · Apr 14
AAP · Apr 14 Rinehart saves Hancock crown jewels, but rivals cash in Billionaire Gina Rinehart will be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to two rival mining dynasties after a bitter legal feud over iron ore riches.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 14 Gina Rinehart and rival heirs brace for court verdict on claim to billion-dollar fortune Judgment will rule on whether spoils of some of Hancock Prospecting’s iron ore projects must be shared with family of her father’s business partner
The Guardian - AU · Apr 10 Arrest of national war hero Ben Roberts-Smith cuts deeply to core of Australian psyche Criminal charges against the Victoria Cross recipient now on remand has deeply divided a nation whose identity is often entwined with the exploits of young men on foreign fields
The Guardian - AU · Apr 8 Billionaire Gina Rinehart says ‘I don’t understand’ arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith over alleged war crimes Australia’s richest person questions cost and time spent investigating former soldiers as pockets of support emerge for Victoria Cross recipient
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25 ‘Political Band-Aid’: cutting Australia’s fuel excise could make petrol shortages worse, economists say Fuel tax cuts also risk adding to inflation by enabling some households with enough income to spend more
The Guardian - AU · Mar 23 Pauline Hanson keeps forgetting to declare gifts from Gina Rinehart. Please explain Five undeclared flights in under six months. Whether deliberate or absent-minded, the One Nation leader has concealed the extent of support for her from Rinehart, Australia’s richest person
The Guardian - AU · Mar 19 Bernardi vows to pay for flights taken with Hanson on Rinehart’s plane amid confusion about SA’s donations ban World-leading laws to be tested before South Australian election, complicated by Hanson and Bernardi’s political status
The Guardian - AU · Mar 17 Pauline Hanson fails to properly declare more free flights from Gina Rinehart Exclusive: One Nation leader updates register after questions from the Guardian to include multiple flights courtesy of Rinehart’s company
The Guardian - AU · Mar 5 One Nation senator for NSW still lived in Queensland four months after his appointment, expense reports show In September party said Sean Bell was ‘currently in the process of moving to NSW’ but he claimed $6,600 in chauffeured cars in Brisbane in last quarter of 2025
The Guardian - AU · Mar 5 Pauline Hanson charged taxpayers almost $9,000 for private plane to event honouring Gina Rinehart donation Details of flight come as One Nation leader faces scrutiny over her use of taxpayer-funded entitlements
The Guardian - AU · Mar 2 Pauline Hanson claimed taxpayer-funded trips around Australia that coincided with One Nation fundraisers Exclusive: Queensland senator also billed taxpayers for flights to campaign alongside her daughter, Lee Hanson, in Tasmania at last election