News
News
‘This is a very big issue’: Mining magnate Gina Rinehart takes aim at net zero policy, calls for more practical policies
19.08.2023
Gina Rinehart has offered a scathing assessment of the costs involved with achieving net zero at a regional summit, warning of the dire consequences for the agriculture industry. Ms Rinehart took aim at the handouts for “climate research and government advisers”, highlighting the angst she sees in the agriculture industry. “The type who have never successfully run a farm, a station, or other agriculture businesses,” she told the regional Queensland crowd. “I think we are also not looking at the costs involved with the agriculture industry.”
Read moreSTOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH ON REGIONS
19.08.2023
While business leaders and policymakers were converging in Perth on Monday for The Australian’s inaugural Bush Summit, more than 2000km away, in the state’s remote Kimberley region, pastoralist Chris Towne and a group of workers were battling to contain a massive fire sweeping across the plains of Gogo Station. Once again, the task of dealing with the blaze had fallen to Towne and his employees. And once again, there had not been any action taken against those suspected of starting the fires“If this was bushland outside Perth it would be front page news.” Towne’s experience in many ways encapsulates the sentiment expressed by many at the Bush Summit: that Western Australia’s regions feel forgotten and ignored.
Read moreThe Courier-Mail Bush Summit 2023: Keynote with Mrs Gina Rinehart AO
19.08.2023
Keynote speech with Gina Rinehart, Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting.
Read moreRINEHART ALARM ON NET ZERO TARGETS
19.08.2023
Hancock Prospecting executive chair Gina Rinehart says the costs to agriculture of achieving net-zero targets has the potential to increase food prices at the supermarket and force farming families off their land. Ms Rinehart, in her keynote speech at The Courier-Mail Bush Summit, also sounded the alarm on red tape associated with mining which she said could take “decades” to navigate.
Read moreWe honour their sacrifice and service
18.08.2023
50th Anniversary of the end of Australia's participation in the Vietnam war.
Read moreThe Courier-Mail is today hosting the inaugural Queensland Bush Summit | Rinehart: How to “cut red tape” on mining
18.08.2023
Ms Rinehart presented a slideshow of points on opportunities to “cut red tape” on mining in Queensland. One of them was to amend section 260 of the mineral resources act to allow only entities with a direct property rights interest in the development to lodge objections to mining lease applications. Ms Rinehart said she was supportive of the theme of the Bush Summit and hoped the Government would listen and cut some of the “red tape” associated with mining.
Read moreHancock Prospecting propels Rowing Australia towards LA 2028
17.08.2023
Rowing Australia is excited to announce that Hancock Prospecting, Australia’s leading mining and agricultural company, will back Australia’s rowers in their journey to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games after renewing its Major Partnership with the sport. Rowing Australia Chief Executive Officer Sarah Cook OLY said the commitment would set rowing up for more success and give the sport the confidence to plan for a new era of growth and top-notch performance. “This is another example of the game-changing support Mrs Rinehart AO shows to Australian sport,” Cook said. “The sky is the limit for Rowing Australia with Hancock Prospecting powering us through another Olympic cycle.”
Read moreSupporting women in mining ‘Building An Exceptional Future’
17.08.2023
In 2023, Hancock Prospecting launched the ‘Building An Exceptional Future’ campaign as part of our commitment to creating new pathways and increased employment opportunities for ex-defence members.
Read more