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Sponsorships questioned by leading Australian athletes

Athletes in two of Australia’s most popular sports — cricket and netball — are criticizing millions of dollars in sponsorship deals between their federations and mining and energy companies

The Independent UK

Australian sports stars revolt over mining, fossil fuel sponsorships

Sydney (AFP) - Stars from two of Australia's favourite sporting codes are pushing back against lucrative energy and mining sponsorship deals, with cricket captain Pat Cummins leading the charge on Tuesday.

AFP

How do former Indigenous Diamonds feel about the Hancock Prospecting partnership?

Former Indigenous Diamond and Donnell Wallam's mentor, Sharon Finnan-White weighs in on Netball Australia's controversial new deal with Hancock Prospecting.

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Netball Australia commit to mining sponsor

Netball Australia insists it is committed to its new sponsor, the mining giant Hancock Prospecting, despite opposition from within the Diamonds camp.

AAP

Pressure building for Diamonds, Netball Australia and mining magnate Gina Rinehart

Having a team of athletes ask questions about the money before accepting it is likely a new experience for Gina Rinehart, writes Tracey Holmes, with Netball Australia now in crisis mode.

ABC News

Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Australia still recognises West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong insists, and only four to six out of 10 Australians are bulk-billed by their GPs, not the nine out of 10 officially listed.

Crikey

Diamonds in stand-off over sponsor: report

The Diamonds have reportedly raised concerns to Netball Australia over the multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with mining giant Hancock Prospecting.

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Gina Rinehart’s foray into Australian netball an exercise in climate exchange

Hancock Prospecting is buying the right to stay relevant in a society increasingly concerned with the role of mining companies in environmental destruction

The Guardian - AU

Ex-skip knocks Rinehart's Diamonds support

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is helping ease the financial woes of Netball Australia with a massive sponsorship for the Diamonds, but Sharni Norser isn't happy.

AAP

Oldfield/Costello families buy Mount Doreen Station to increase their cattle empire

The sale takes the families' landholdings to more than 9.2 million hectares across three states.

ABC News

Hydrogen's big difficulties need to be explained and accounted for if we are to believe in a 'hydrogen economy'

It penetrates steel: just one of the pitfalls of hydrogen

Newcastle Herald

Rinehart-backed joint venture pledges $1bn gas expansion but hurdles remain

Senex Energy says extra fuel will be for domestic use but plans are yet to secure state or federal environmental approvals

The Guardian - AU

Mining magnate Rinehart to expand Qld gas

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is partnering with South Korean steel giant POSCO to expand gas projects in Queensland in a move welcomed by local industry.

Crikey

Feds urge Qld to open up more gas fields

The federal government is calling for more Queensland gas fields to open up, as mining magnate Gina Rinehart partners with a steel giant to invest $1 billion.

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Hancock Prospecting, Main Roads WA proposal sparks fear for Aboriginal heritage, workers on Wittenoom route

The company led by Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, wants to put iron ore roads and workers' camps in Western Australia's north near a national park and through asbestos-riddled Wittenoom.

Crikey

A federal ICAC has much to accomplish — where do you start? Here’s Crikey’s list

From sports rorts to taxpayer-funded gigs for party loyalists, there’s much a federal anti-corruption commission could get its teeth into.

ABC News

Woppa-Great Keppel Island's future in limbo as Gina Rinehart abandons plans to redevelop

There were high hopes mining magnate Gina Rinehart would be the one to pull off what others had so far failed to do. So what now for the future of Great Keppel Island?

ABC News

Can Gina Rinehart succeed in bringing Great Keppel Island back to life after 13 years?

From the "get wrecked" campaign of the '80s to the resort's demise, demolition and multiple failed resurrection attempts, there is hope and apprehension around Australia's richest person entering the fray.

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Gina Rinehart offloads three more cattle properties, including some S Kidman and Co holdings

The total amount of land that's been sold is roughly the same size as the nation of Bhutan, and includes some of the S Kidman and Co holdings she bought in a joint venture in 2016.

The Guardian - AU

Should Australia’s major sports stars really be defined by fossil fuel companies trying to look good?

What is the cost to athletes and sports of accepting money from an influential denier of global warming? And what is the cost to our planet?

The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart’s company announced as sponsor of Australian Olympic Team

The mining magnate’s Hancock Prospecting will support athletes at upcoming Winter and Summer Olympic Games

The Guardian - AU

At least 98 deaths on nation’s deadliest day – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart and former News Ltd chief John Hartigan receive 2022 Australia Day honours

Mining magnate’s appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia likely to spark controversy

AAP

Musician, mining magnate receive honours

The Australia Day Honours List has been released, with singer Delta Goodrem, mining boss Gina Rinehart and a string of scientists among the recipients.

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