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Catch up on the latest news and insights from Atlas.
Inside lawfare plot to block Santos’s $5.8bn Barossa gas project
Academic, legal and activist figures in the failed Environmental Defenders Office bid to scuttle a $5.8bn gas field near the Tiwi Islands concocted a rainbow serpent and crocodile man songline map based on guesswork and minimal consultation with Indigenous leaders, according to court documents.
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Rinehart pushes Trump agenda
Gina Rinehart has stepped up her calls for Australia to cut regulation and taxes while also borrowing from US president-elect Donald Trump with the pro-oil slogan ‘Drill Baby Drill’.
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Happy 70th Birthday Year Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd
25 November is another important date in the Hancock calendar - it is the date that Lang Hancock and his wife, Hope (nee Nicholas) founded Hancock Prospecting.
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Rinehart’s McPhee breaks ground
Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron has celebrated the official turning of first soil at the McPhee Creek iron ore mine in Western Australia.
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Ground broken at McPhee
Yesterday marked an exciting and important milestone with the official turning of first soil for our newest iron ore mine – McPhee Creek.
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Exciting News – 2GR Wagyu’s Gold Medal!
We are thrilled to announce that on 11 November 2024, Hancock Agriculture’s 2GR Wagyu won a Gold Medal at the World Steak Challenge, London, UK, 2024!
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Bannister Downs Dairy Wins “Champion Cream” and “Grand Champion Dairy Product” at 2024 Australian Grand Dairy Awards
Bannister Downs Dairy have been awarded the “Champion Cream” title for their premium double cream and the overall award, “Grand Champion” at the 2024 Australian Grand Dairy Awards, held at the Melbourne Showgrounds on October 30th.
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Atlas Iron defers Ridley investment call as ‘onerous’ approvals slow Gina Rinehart’s foray into magnetite
Hancock Prospecting has deferred part of its plans to tap into the WA magnetite market and delayed a final investment decision on its proposed Ridley mine, pinning the move on approvals uncertainty and water supply.
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Executive Chair of Hancock Prospecting on leaders and traits she admires
Great leaders are decisive. Preferably after considering the positives and negatives for the decision. Good leaders are most often those who have the courage of their convictions, not those who change their tune based on what is thought may be popular at the time. There’s much truth in the saying “success is one per cent inspiration, 99 per cent perspiration”.
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Gina cooks up plan to make nation’s best pies
Iron woman Gina Rinehart is on a mission to make the best pies in Australia to honour her hero Sidney Kidman, the legendary cattle king who left home at 13 with five shillings in his pocket to become the world’s largest private landowner.
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2024 Prime Minister’s National Veteran Employment Awards Finalists
Roy Hill has been awarded Large Company Employer of the Year.
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Telethon superstar Fat Cat among those to witness this year’s Corporate Cup Regatta
Hundreds of people — including Telethon superstar Fat Cat — descended on the Swan River Rowing Club on Saturday to witness this year’s Corporate Cup Regatta.
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Introducing the 2024 Prospect Awards winners
The 2024 Australian Mining Prospect Awards were held this week for the first time at the esteemed WA Mining Conference and Exhibition in Perth, celebrating the mining industry and those who are going above and beyond.
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Hancock scales back planned Mulga Downs mine
Hancock Prospecting has scaled back its proposed Mulga Downs iron ore mine in the Pilbara, reducing annual production from 20 million tonnes (Mt) to 12Mt after reducing the project’s footprint.
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Sir Valston Hancock House: WA’s first accommodation helping veterans transition into civilian life
WA’s first targeted accommodation program for veterans has finally opened. Sir Valston Hancock House opened at 8 Richardson Street, South Perth, on October 3, almost a year after the site was purchased by Hancock Prospecting.
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