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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin

Friends with benefits: Gina Rinehart and Peter Dutton’s ideological love-in

Gina Rinehart and Peter Dutton
Gina Rinehart and Peter Dutton. He told her the 2025 Australian election ‘will be a battle for the very soul of our nation’. Illustration: Guardian design

The buzz from Gina Rinehart’s 70th birthday party was reportedly “so spectacular” that it drifted across the Swan River from the mining magnate’s Perth home, catching the attention of people more than a kilometre away.

Four hundred guests, mostly employees, had gathered to mark the milestone of the Hancock Prospecting head, who is deferentially referred to as “the Chairman” or “Mrs Rinehart”.

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