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Diamonds captain Liz Watson hoping Netball Australia's deal with Hancock resolved soon

Liz Watson says "we're great supporters of Hancock" as Netball Australia partnership with Gina Rinehart's mining company continues to cause controversy.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Netball Australia stands by Hancock Prospecting sponsorship despite player backlash

Cash-strapped body says it is addressing Diamonds player’s concerns over Gina Rinehart’s mining company’s record on Indigenous issues

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022

Netball Australia commit to mining sponsor

Netball Australia insists it is committed to its new sponsor, the mining giant Hancock Prospecting, despite opposition from within the Diamonds camp.

AAP · Oct 17, 2022

Traditional owners reignite debate on stalled plans to clean up asbestos waste at Wittenoom

The land of the Banjima people is still scarred by mountains of asbestos tailings left by historic mines near the ghost town of Wittenoom. They are calling for urgent action.

ABC News · Oct 10, 2022

Gina Rinehart’s foray into Australian netball an exercise in climate exchange

Hancock Prospecting is buying the right to stay relevant in a society increasingly concerned with the role of mining companies in environmental destruction

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29, 2022

Ex-skip knocks Rinehart's Diamonds support

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is helping ease the financial woes of Netball Australia with a massive sponsorship for the Diamonds, but Sharni Norser isn't happy.

AAP · Sep 29, 2022

FOI documents reveal Hancock's plan to mine iron ore at asbestos-riddled Wittenoom

Documents showing Hancock Prospecting's plans for the contaminated Pilbara land reignite calls by traditional owners for the WA government to rehabilitate their country.

ABC News · Aug 22, 2022

Hancock Prospecting, Main Roads WA proposal sparks fear for Aboriginal heritage, workers on Wittenoom route

The company led by Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, wants to put iron ore roads and workers' camps in Western Australia's north near a national park and through asbestos-riddled Wittenoom.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Woppa-Great Keppel Island's future in limbo as Gina Rinehart abandons plans to redevelop

There were high hopes mining magnate Gina Rinehart would be the one to pull off what others had so far failed to do. So what now for the future of Great Keppel Island?

ABC News · Jun 1, 2022

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting backs out Woppa-Great Keppel Island resort redevelopment

A traditional owner confirms the mining magnate's Hancock Prospecting has abandoned its plans for a "world-class, year-round beach club, sandy bars and shopping".

ABC News · May 31, 2022