Tag: Hancock Prospecting

Net-Zero Will ‘Crumble’ Without Mining Industry: Australia’s Wealthiest Woman Gina Rinehart

November 28, 2022
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Australia’s richest person has warned that net-zero will “crumble to unachievable” without a strong and healthy mining industry. Gina Rinehart, who holds a $34 billion mining-based fortune and has topped the Australian Financial Review Rich List for three consecutive years, said electricity touches “pretty well everything we daily need”, and mining will be essential for making solar…

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Netball Australia Players Should Consider Their Own History Before Virtue Signalling

October 30, 2022
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Commentary A wise Rabbi from Nazareth once said you should take the plank out of your own eye before you attend to the speck in another’s. It is a principle that Australian Netball should have remembered in its recent controversy over Hancock Prospecting and its, now former, sponsorship of the Australian Netball team. A number…

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Netball Australia Loses $15M Mining Sponsor After Female Team Protests on Climate Change Grounds

October 22, 2022
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Australia’s wealthiest person and her mining company on Saturday pulled an AU$15 million (US$9.53 million) sponsorship deal from Netball Australia after the former captain of its women’s team convinced players to protest in support of climate change. Gina Reinhart, and her company Hancock Prospecting, which mines iron ore (not coal), said she was withdrawing sponsorship due…

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Former Captain’s Criticism Of Funding Deal Sparks Revolt Against Coal-Mining Sponsor

October 16, 2022
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Cash-strapped Netball Australia has delayed the rollout of new uniforms featuring the logo of mining giant Hancock Prospecting after a former captain spoke out against the company’s head, billionaire Gina Rinehart, who has been sceptical of the climate change movement. The women’s team have reportedly opted out of wearing the new jersey and wants more…

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Former Netball Captain Steps in to Spark Revolt Against Mining Sponsorship Deal

October 16, 2022
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Cash-strapped Netball Australia has delayed the rollout of new uniforms featuring the logo of mining giant Hancock Prospecting after a former captain criticised the company’s head, billionaire Gina Rinehart, who has been sceptical of the climate change movement. The women’s team have reportedly opted out of wearing the new jersey and wants more time to…

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