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Rinehart’s $US1b rare earths ride

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Original article by Brad Thompson
The Australian – Page: 13 & 19 : 19-Nov-25

Gina Rinehart’s corporate filings in the US show that the mining magnate has increased her investment in rare earths producer MP Materials from $US461.1m to $US996m, becoming its biggest shareholder. The US Department of Defense acquired a 15 per cent stake in MP Materials in mid-2025, as part of the Trump administration’s push to end Chinese dominance of the global rare earths market. The corporate filings also reveal that Rinehart has divested her stakes in Albemarle, Lithium Americas and Lithium Argentina, and reduced her stake in Chile-based SQM.

CORPORATES
MP MATERIALS CORPORATION, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF DEFENSE, ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, LITHIUM AMERICAS, LITHIUM ARGENTINA, SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA SA

Businessmen Dick Smith, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest score highest for Net Trust

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Original article by Roy Morgan
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 23-Mar-20

A special Roy Morgan survey on ‘Trust’ and ‘Distrust’ of business leaders shows Australian entrepreneurs Dick Smith, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest have the highest ‘Net Trust Scores’ – meaning the ‘Trust’ felt towards the three far outweighs the ‘Distrust’ – according to a special Roy Morgan Snap SMS Survey of 974 Australians aged 14+ conducted this week. Behind the top three is Qantas CEO Alan Joyce. Also scoring highly for ‘Trust’ are Medical Leaders/Professionals and the Australian Medical Association, which is currently at the forefront of dealing with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. At the other end of the scale are business leaders whose ‘Distrust’ outweighs their ‘Trust’ among Australians. Media proprietor Rupert Murdoch scores the highest ‘Distrust’ of any businessman, ahead of ex-politician and mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer and fellow miner Gina Rinehart. All three fill the rankings for the highest ‘Net Distrust’ and are followed by retailer Gerry Harvey of Harvey Norman. Also scoring high levels of ‘Net Distrust’ are the generic ‘Banks/Bank CEOs’ and ‘Mining companies’. Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine says Australians often look towards high-profile business people to provide leadership in times of crisis.

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ROY MORGAN LIMITED

Riches keep rolling in for Rinehart

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian – Page: 22 : 12-Nov-19

Hancock Prospecting posted a net profit of $2.6bn in 2018-19, compared with just $443m in 2016, while its revenue increased from $1.6bn to $8.4bn over the same period. Hancock, which is controlled by mining magnate Gina Rinehart, benefited from a sustained rally in the iron ore price in 2018-19. The Roy Hill iron ore project was a major contributor to Hancock’s earnings for the financial year, with a profit of $1.38bn and revenue of $5.16bn. Rinehart’s wealth was estimated at $13.12bn in March.

CORPORATES
HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, ROY HILL HOLDINGS PTY LTD

Rinehart claims she sits top of nation’s tax table

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Original article by Brad Thompson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 19 : 2-Nov-18

The annual report of Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting shows that its profit rose by 28 per cent to $1.37m in 2017-18, with revenue from its Roy Hill iron ore project rising from $4.45bn to more than $6bn. Hancock paid $860 million in federal and state taxes during 2017-18, compared with $698m in the previous financial year, and it has paid $5 billion in taxes over the last eight years. Rinehart has issued a statement claiming that she pays more tax than any other Australian.

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HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, ATLAS IRON LIMITED – ASX AGO, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK BEEF, S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, SIRIUS MINERALS PLC, RIVERSDALE RESOURCES LIMITED, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, WRIGHT PROSPECTING PTY LTD, SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

‘I’ve proved the doubters wrong’: Rinehart on her success

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Original article by Jennifer Hewett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 26-Jul-18

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart concedes that her Roy Hill iron ore mine almost did not proceed due to problems with securing financing for the project. Roy Hill now boasts annual production of 55 million tonnes, while Rinehart will shortly know if Hancock Prospecting’s $390m takeover bid for Atlas Iron has been successful. Meanwhile, Rinehart says Australia should do more to encourage investment, while she has flagged plans to ramp up the cattle side of her business empire.

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ROY HILL HOLDINGS PTY LTD, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, ATLAS IRON LIMITED – ASX AGO, S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD

Pilbara red has Rinehart in the pink

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Original article by Jennifer Hewett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 2 : 3-May-18

The Roy Hill iron ore mine has achieved its annual production target of 55 million tonnes. Mining magnate Gina Rinehart marked the milestone with events that were attended by Roy Hill employees and representatives of Hancock Prospecting’s offshore partners in the project. Rinehart also used the occasion to launch an additional two pink haulage trucks, which bear the names of breast cancer victims. Rinehart aims to increase annual production to 60 million tonnes.

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ROY HILL HOLDINGS PTY LTD, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, MARUBENI CORPORATION, POSCO, CHINA STEEL CORPORATION, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP

Rinehart warns of collapse in investment

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Original article by Brad Thompson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 14-Nov-17

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has expressed concern that the compliance burden and excessive bureaucracy pose a major threat to future investment in Australia’s mining industry and other sectors of the economy. She has called for an overhaul of the nation’s three levels of government, arguing that there is too much duplication of red tape at federal, state and local council level. Rinehart has also urged greater support for National Mining and Related Industries Day, noting that it does not receive the same amount of recognition as National Agriculture Day.

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HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, NATIONAL FARMERS’ FEDERATION LIMITED, FAIRFAX AGRICULTURAL MEDIA

Scene set for Kidman bidding war

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Original article by Kylar Loussikian, Sue Neales
The Australian – Page: 4 : 28-Oct-16

Directors of S. Kidman & Company have endorsed a $A386.5m offer for the pastoral business from Gina Hancock’s Hancock Prospecting and China-based Shanghai CRED. However, the BBHO consortium has signalled that its $A386m offer could potentially be increased. The Hancock-Shanghai CRED deal must be approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board, and Rinehart has indicated that Hancock will acquire full ownership of Kidman if the joint bid is rejected. BBHO has emphasised the all-Australian nature of its bid.

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S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, SHANGHAI CRED REAL ESTATE STOCK COMPANY LIMITED, BBHO, AUSTRALIA. FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, ONE NATION PARTY, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, GLOBAL FARMLAND FUND, SHANGHAI PENGXIN GROUP COMPANY LIMITED

Rinehart swoops on Kidman

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Original article by David Crowe, Sarah-Jane Tasker
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 10-Oct-16

Australian businesswoman Gina Rinehart has submitted a $A365m bid to acquire S Kidman & Company in partnership with China-based Shanghai CRED. Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting would have a 67 per cent stake in the rural property empire, a move that has the support of Senator Nick Xenophon and One Nation’s Pauline Hanson. Shanghai CRED was a member of the Chinese consortium whose bid to acquire Kidman was blocked on national interest grounds earlier in 2016.

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S KIDMAN AND COMPANY PTY LTD, HANCOCK PROSPECTING PTY LTD, SHANGHAI CRED REAL ESTATE STOCK COMPANY LIMITED, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, ONE NATION PARTY, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, DAKANG AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD, PORT ADELAIDE FOOTBALL CLUB

Tireless hero for innovation

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Original article by Jennifer Hewett
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 35 & 36 : 18-Dec-15

Business Council of Australia president Catherine Livingstone has been named the Business Person of the Year for 2015 by "The Australian Financial Review". Livingstone has been a keen advocate for a greater focus on innovation, and she has welcomed the Federal Government’s innovation statement under new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. She also believes that tax reform should be a priority for the Government.

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BUSINESS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED – ASX TLS, COCHLEAR LIMITED – ASX COH, AUSTRALIA. NATIONAL COMMISSION OF AUDIT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, VICTORIA. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, CSIRO