Budget to include extra $2bn for infrastructure – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · May 10
Morning Mail: Alice Springs unrest after arrest, eyes on One Nation’s funding, Australia’s funny business Police clash with rioters after Jefferson Lewis held over child’s death; how One Nation is reaping the bounty of Australia’s richest person The Guardian - AU · Apr 30
Has Gina Rinehart ‘bought’ One Nation? Pauline Hanson has the billionaire’s backing – and she’s super happy From luxury flights and Kidman-branded country attire to a steak dinner and meat pies, the rapidly expanding party is reaping the bounty of Australia’s richest person. Will voters pay the price? The Guardian - AU · Apr 30
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Antony Green on how Farrer’s ‘breakout’ by-election will make history Early voting is now in full swing for the coming Farrer election on May 9. The by-election is being framed as a temperature check of the right in federal politics, given the rise of One Nation and the collapse of the Liberal and National parties. The Conversation · Apr 29
Pauline Hanson boasts about ‘sexy’ new private plane gifted by Gina Rinehart and $2m in donations One Nation leader targets the Guardian in post, with video featuring novelty cheques and the unveiling of the new Cirrus G7 plane The Guardian - AU · Apr 29
Gina Rinehart calls for immigrants’ social media to be screened in Anzac memorial speech Mining magnate also claims children are being taught to be ashamed of the Australian flag in a speech to 4,000 people on the Sydney Opera House steps The Guardian - AU · Apr 27
Cory Bernardi repays more than $40,000 for flying on Gina Rinehart’s plane during SA election campaign Former Liberal party senator, who was elected to state upper house in March, says flights ‘worth every cent’ The Guardian - AU · Apr 25
Rinehart could be ordered to give documents to rivals Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, might have to open her company books for two rival mining dynasties after a bitter legal feud over iron ore riches. AAP · Apr 23
One Nation rejects allegations Victorian candidate was told to use personal bank account for campaign finances Pauline Hanson says reports contain ‘false allegations’ during a shambolic press conference in Victoria The Guardian - AU · Apr 18
Iron will: Australia’s richest person counts the cost as court orders she share mining millions with rival family Gina Rinehart, who’s been called Australia’s ‘female Donald Trump’, has long fought claims from the family of her father’s business partner – as well as her own children The Guardian - AU · Apr 18
Afternoon Update: Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail; Meghan and Harry meet Bondi attack survivors; and should you vacuum slower? Former SAS corporal to be released from Silverwater prison ahead of potential trial for war crimes The Guardian - AU · Apr 17
Morning Mail: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, from One Nation idea to Coalition policy, and why the hate for Meghan? Donald Trump announces 10-day truce after ‘excellent conversations’ with both leaders; how the Coalition formed its new housing policy The Guardian - AU · Apr 16
The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth In a decision described by the judge as “a half-win” for each side, mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to the heirs of Peter Wright, the business partner of her father, Lang Hancock. The Conversation · Apr 16
Morning Mail: Inside One Nation’s finances, Labor’s defence boost, and can the Rinehart rift heal? Our investigation asks what has happened to public funds banked by Pauline Hanson’s party; plus will Gina Rinehart double down in her legal battle? The Guardian - AU · Apr 15
The Guardian - AU · Apr 15 Gina Rinehart has been forced to share her riches. But will she fight on or end the family feud? A 15-year court battle costing millions of dollars ended in a partial defeat for the tycoon. Will she now bury the hatchet or double down and keep fighting her children and rivals?
The Guardian - AU · Apr 15 Who is the rival family pitted against Gina Rinehart in a long-running court case – and is she still the richest person in Australia? The supreme court has handed down its judgment in a case over mining royalties. Here’s what you need to know
The Independent UK · Apr 15 Australia’s richest person ordered to share mining royalties after decade-long dispute Gina Rinehart told to pay descendants of her late father’s business partner
The Guardian - AU · Apr 15 Gina Rinehart’s son says he wants to be a ‘united family’ in olive branch to mother after court ruling John Hancock welcomes findings on ownership of mines and companies although judge says dispute should be determined in private arbitration
The Guardian - AU · Apr 15 Afternoon Update: Rinehart rivals to receive royalty windfall; Victoria’s political donation laws ruled unconstitutional; and Nicole Kidman’s next role Ruling finds Wright Prospecting successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties from Hope Downs iron ore project
The Guardian - AU · Apr 15 Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting to pay hundreds of millions’ worth of royalties to rival family in ‘half loss half win’ Landmark ruling finds Wright Prospecting successfully made out its contractual claim to 50% of past and future royalties from Hope Downs iron ore project
The Guardian - AU · Apr 14 Morning Mail: households cut back amid global economy warning, Taylor ‘debasing’ himself on immigration, Milo myths Dinner tables featuring cheaper meat and less wine as IMF scenario points to slower growth; Howard-era minister criticises Liberal immigration plan
AAP · Apr 14 Rinehart saves Hancock crown jewels, but rivals cash in Billionaire Gina Rinehart will be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to two rival mining dynasties after a bitter legal feud over iron ore riches.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 14 Gina Rinehart and rival heirs brace for court verdict on claim to billion-dollar fortune Judgment will rule on whether spoils of some of Hancock Prospecting’s iron ore projects must be shared with family of her father’s business partner
The Guardian - AU · Apr 10 Arrest of national war hero Ben Roberts-Smith cuts deeply to core of Australian psyche Criminal charges against the Victoria Cross recipient now on remand has deeply divided a nation whose identity is often entwined with the exploits of young men on foreign fields
The Guardian - AU · Apr 8 Billionaire Gina Rinehart says ‘I don’t understand’ arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith over alleged war crimes Australia’s richest person questions cost and time spent investigating former soldiers as pockets of support emerge for Victoria Cross recipient