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Propel Group offloads Rossi following Driza-Bone sale

The Propel Group has agreed to sell the Rossi boots business to S. Kidman and Co – a beef production company chaired by mining magnate Gina Rinehart. It is the second brand sale this month by the Propel Group to S. Kidman and Co, after offloading its apparel brand Driza-bone. “Rossi boots has been wholly Australian-owned since 1910 and, together with our partners, it has been an honour to grow and develop this iconic Australian brand’s legacy of craftsmanship that is etched into the history of our country,” Propel Group chief executive Caroline Elliott said. “S. Kidman and Co is committed to preserving and expanding the Rossi brand into new markets and we are excited that this will continue under Australian ownership and investment.”

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‘Greatest Australian woman’: Ian Plimer praises Gina Rinehart

Geologist Ian Plimer has praised mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, saying she “doesn’t get enough credit” in Australia. Mr Plimer told Sky News Australia that Ms Rinehart is “the greatest Australian woman” the country has ever produced. “She did it herself, she didn’t inherit anything,” she said. “She’s built a huge private company, the biggest private company in Australia. “She should be honoured for employing so many people and for paying such a huge amount of tax.”

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What we can all learn from Blind Freddie

This is an edited extract of Gina Rinehart’s speech to The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year awards on December 14. We need policy that helps Australians. We need policies that make investment in our country worth doing. If we have any interest in maintaining our standards of living, we should be doing what other countries are doing. Rolling out the red carpet for investment. Expensive trade trips, even the expense of trade personnel overseas, well – without cutting the cost and delay, or worse, of government red tape, there’s no reason for those.

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Mining Journal’s Most Influential list 2023 | Number One, Mrs Gina Rinehart AO

Our yearly Most Influential list hits at a time when Toronto and London markets are feeling the heat, while Australian mining stocks appear to be performing well. Some of that is down to this year’s Number One: Gina Rinehart.

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Rinehart to claim Australia’s truffle farming crown

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is quietly on her way to becoming Australia’s biggest truffle grower. “We’re always looking for good opportunities to invest and grow,” she told The Australian Financial Review. The truffles are being grown near the award-winning Bannister Downs Dairy at Northcliffe that Mrs Rinehart has owned in partnership with the Daubney family since 2014. Mrs Rinehart shed light on the venture when announcing yet another bonus stream for workers on her iron ore mines, who are already some of the best paid – and best fed – in the resources industry.

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Barracudas’ splash of gold

The Broome Barracudas made a splash at the 2023 Hancock Prospecting Pilbara Swimming Championships held from November 24 to 26, securing an impressive haul of 50 gold medals.

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Queensland Swimming titles – an A to Z guide

Here’s our annual A to Z guide featuring 510 youth swimmers, just some of the exciting talent who will dash down the pool at the Hancock Prospecting Queensland Swimming Championship from Saturday. The Queensland swimming championships will be off with a splash from Saturday, featuring hundreds of competitors. The team relays will roll out across the weekend before the individual races start across the week. Queensland swimming is so strong, our state could field a team at the Olympics and snare a swag of medals. ,In recent years we told you first about the likes of Mollie O’Callaghan, Sam Short, Kai Taylor, Jenna Forrester, Meg Harris, Josuha Neill, Bronte Job, Flynn Southam, so on and so forth So who are some of the next generation starpouring through the system?

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Rinehart buys apartments to house veterans

A South Perth apartment building purchased by Gina Rinehart will be refurbished to provide much-needed accommodation for West Australian veterans. Work is expected to commence before the end of the year to completely refurbish the existing building to create nine two-bedroom apartments. The property is expected to be ready to accept residents in the first half of 2024.

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Hancock shows support for veterans

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has purchased property for Western Australia’s first veterans accommodation program. The program is a joint initiative between the Australian Air Force Association (RAAFA) and the RSLWA to provide housing for former members of the defence forces in a refurbished apartment building in south Perth. “This support is enabling RSLWA and RAAFA to build on our proud legacies of going above and beyond to support WA veterans who have given incredible service to our country.” Rinehart was named “Honorary Guardian of Veterans” by Soldier On this year for her long-term support of veterans. The property will be known as Sir Valston Hancock House after a former leader of the Royal Australian Air Force and Rinehart’s uncle.

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