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Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting launches appeal on royalties

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Original article by Jesinta Burton, Tom Rabe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 13-May-26

Hancock Prospecting will appeal a Western Australian Supreme Court ruling that it must pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to Wright Prospecting and DFD Rhodes. The ruling relates to royalties from Hancock’s Hope Downs iron ore operations, with Wright Prospecting being the family company of Peter Wright, the business partner of Lang Hancock, Gina Rinehart’s late father, while DFD Rhodes is the family company of late Pilbara pioneer Don Rhodes. The dispute between Hancock Prospecting and the two other companies relates to decades-old agreements signed by Hancock, while it is understood that the ruling has been challenged on multiple grounds.

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Head-in-bag jury rejects self-defence for killing

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Original article by Amanda Banks, Elle Farcic
The West Australian – Page: 6 : 30-Oct-14

Aaron Carlino has been found guilty of murdering Stephen Cookson on 15 December 2012 and disposing of his body by dismembering it and dumping the remains at sea. The Supreme Court of Western Australia jury dismissed Carlino’s claim that he acted in self-defence due to concerns that Cookson would kill him. Carlino’s cousin has been acquitted on a charge of assisting him to dispose of the body

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‘Monster deserves to rot in hell’

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Original article by Elle Farcic
The West Australian – Page: 17 : 24-Sep-14

The family of a murder victim was distressed by the acquittal of the accused. Nicolle Bates disappeared in February 2012 and her body was found over two weeks later buried in a pine plantation. On 23 September 2014, Bradley Harvey was acquitted of murder, but found guilty of manslaughter

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