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Gina Rinehart
Georgina Hope Rinehart is an Australian billionaire mining magnate, businesswoman, and heiress. She is the executive chairman of Hancock Prospecting, a privately owned mineral exploration and extraction company founded by her father, Lang Hancock.
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business · Australian businesswoman (born 1954) · businessperson · entrepreneur · also Gina Rinehart, Georgina Hope Rinehart, Georgina Rinehart, Gina Hope Rinehart, Rinehart
Born 9 February 1954 · Q242982
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2026· 15 entries
“The investment underpins our Australian Diamonds program for future success and enables Netball Australia to build and grow our great game at a community and grassroots level.”
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Moneycontrol: Gina Rinehart buys $1.37 billion SpaceX shares in Q2, doubles Trump Media stake
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news.com.au: Gina Rinehart condemns ABC for ‘normalising violent torture’ of a woman
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The Guardian: ABC apologises to Gina Rinehart over controversial Race Around the World episode
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The Guardian: Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program
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The Guardian: Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river
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The Guardian: Gina Rinehart paid for Pauline Hanson’s flights from London to attend Dolce & Gabbana show in Sicily
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The Guardian: Australia swimmers banned from thanking Gina Rinehart for Commonwealth Games medal bonuses
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The Guardian: Gina Rinehart’s estimated A$700m profit from SpaceX IPO wiped out as stock price dips
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Public attention spiked: 6,829 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.8× the usual 1,412, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Gina Rinehart says Australia should give Elon Musk islands to launch satellites into space” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: Gina Rinehart says Australia should give Elon Musk islands to launch satellites into space
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The Supreme Court of Western Australia ruled that Rinehart retained ownership of the mining rights, but must share a portion of royalties, with 50% of certain payments awarded to the Wright family and partial entitlement
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2025· 2 entries
Reported claimRated False. The videos have been manipulated and are part of a scam investment scheme. · AAP
AAP rated the claim “Gina Rinehart is offering share investments in Hancock Prospecting in a series of Facebook videos.” False. The videos have been manipulated and are part of a scam investment scheme..
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Forbes listed her 52nd amongst World's 100 most powerful women
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2023· 2 entries
Claimed: “"Federal taxation revenue from our mining companies alone for the last financial year more than covers the cost of salaries of all of Australia's police, teachers and nurses."” — rated Doesn't stack up by ABC News.
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Ranked 48th in Forbes list of "World's 100 most powerful women"
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2022· 3 entries
Awarded Officer of the Order of Australia (2022).
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Rinehart was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2022 Australia Day Honours for "distinguished service to the mining sector, to the community through philanthropic initiatives, and to sport as a
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When she declined to apologize for the comments her father made
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2021· 1 entry
Claimed: “Polar bear numbers have increased” — rated Doesn't check out by ABC News.
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2019· 1 entry
As recently as 2019, the sporting group described Rinehart as "part of [the] team" and "part of the swimming family."
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2015· 1 entry
Rinehart was listed as the 37th-most-powerful woman in the world by Forbes; a decline from her 2014 and 2013 rankings as the 27th- and the 16th-most-powerful woman, respectively
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2013· 2 entries
"in recognition of her commitment and contribution to the Australian economy and wider community
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Bianca married her partner Sasha Serebryako in Hawaii, but Rinehart did not attend the wedding
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2012· 6 entries
At which point she overtook Christy Walton as the world's richest woman and was included on the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
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These coal projects were subsequently not developed
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Reported net worth: $29B (as of 2012).
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To US$18 billion; a slight reduction in 2013 to US$17 billion; and a slight increase in 2014 to US$17
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With US$18 billion; the fifth-richest woman in 2013 with US$17 billion; and the sixth-richest woman in 2014 with US$17
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Swimming Australia announced a $10 million funding arrangement over 4 years with the Georgina Hope Foundation in conjunction with Hancock Prospecting
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2011· 1 entry
Rinehart's daughter, Hope Rinehart Welker, commenced a commercial action in the New South Wales Supreme Court for reasons understood to be related to the conduct of the trustee
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2010· 3 entries
Rinehart took a 10 per cent stake in Ten Network Holdings; James Packer had acquired an 18 per cent stake in the same company shortly before
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And 2012, Rinehart lobbied for Australia to bring in more foreign workers
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And Australia's richest person in 2011, and the first woman to lead the list
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2007· 1 entry
First appeared on Forbes Asia Australia's 40 Richest, with an estimated wealth of US$1 billion; more than doubling that the next year to US$2
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2003· 2 entries
In 2003, at age 27, Rinehart's son John changed his surname by deed poll from his birth name Hayward to Hancock, his maternal grandfather's name.
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At age 27, Rinehart's son John changed his surname by deed poll from his birth name Hayward to Hancock, his maternal grandfather's name
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1999· 1 entry
The Western Australian state government approved a proposal to name a mountain range in honour of her family
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1993· 1 entry
The year after her father's death, having applied for them five months after her father's death, and focused on developing Roy Hill and Hancock Prospective undeveloped deposits, raising capital through joint venture part
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1992· 1 entry
Succeeded him as executive chairwoman
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1988· 1 entry
Lang Hancock established the Hope Margaret Hancock Trust, nominating Rinehart as trustee, with his four grandchildren named as beneficiaries
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1983· 1 entry
Married corporate lawyer and Arco executive Frank Rinehart, in Las Vegas
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1973· 1 entry
At age 19, Rinehart met Englishman Greg Milton while both were working in Wittenoom
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1954· 1 entry
Born 1954-02-09.
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