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Group executive news
An Olympics like none before
09.08.2021
Now that Brisbane has secured the 2032 Olympics, the federal government will be under pressure to ramp up funding for sport to try to overhaul the 58-medal haul at Sydney in 2000. There will be commercial benefits for some of our gold medallists. Yet, as we reported on Saturday, 11 of Australia’s gold medallists received financial support from the nation’s richest person, iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart. A prosperous economy and a strong civil society are critical to Australia’s success across all walks of life.
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Golden dreams and minor medals with meaning
09.08.2021
Little old Australia. Punching above its weight. Population, a mere 25 million. Cut off from the world by Covid-19. Fighting just to get to the Olympics. Winning a record-equalling 17 gold medals. Little old Australia. What an eclectic group of winners. The swimmers. A BMX bandit. Canoeists. Sailors. Rowers.
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How a perfect storm of Covid, Gina’s billions and a delayed Games propelled Australia to our equal best games result EVER
09.08.2021
And Australia's Golden Girl of the Tokyo Olympics is… Gina Rinehart. Yeah, yeah, I know. Ariarne Titmus, Emma McKeon and Kaylee McKeown did pretty well too, but they couldn't have done it without Gina's help. Australia's richest woman, with $30 billion in the kick, was one of the major reasons these Games have been the best for Australia since, well, ever
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A letter from Vince Raleigh
07.08.2021
Your generous involvement in swimming and other sports has been more important than many will ever understand. From someone who has been involved in this sport over a long period of time your backing has been transformational and the credit you receive cannot be understated!
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Rinehart shows we can mine gold
06.08.2021
Rinehart makes an annual $1.4m investment in Australia’s top 50 rowers, directly funding a weekly wage of $525 each to the best 25 men and top 25 women, allowing them to train full-time at the sports training bases. She joined the rowing ranks after the Rio Olympics and the funding has allowed the rowers to train together rather than be trained by different coaches in their home states. Rinehart has immersed herself in the Games.
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Beach Volleyball
06.08.2021
Patron Gina Rinehart recognised for her contribution to sport.
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Rinehart’s Roy Hill adds $3b to the dividend party
05.08.2021
But shareholders are not the only ones at Roy Hill enjoying the fruits of the iron ore boom; the company’s 3000 rank and file workers are enjoying bonuses under a pledge Mrs Rinehart made a decade ago.
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