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Rinehart's children lose fight for sensitive documents

Bianca Rinehart (left) and John Hancock have lost a bid to access documents from their mother. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart's two eldest children went over the top in their failed bid to access legally sensitive documents in the battle against their mother for iron ore riches, a judge says.

John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart took their fight to the Western Australian Supreme Court to demand 82 documents that their mother's company, Hancock Prospecting, claimed were protected by legal professional privilege.

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