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Cult-of-victimhood – Netball Australia vs Gina Rinehart

Those who engage in identity politics and demand that the world bend to their whims due to their supposed victim status, often end up shooting themselves in the foot … Those who define themselves, not by some past injustice, but by their present potential, are best able to grasp opportunities to ...

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The Spectator | The tribe has spoken

In Netball Australia’s case, Gina Rinehart had every right to call an end to her $15 million gift. There are others who will respect her company’s brand, its bankrolling of the nation, job creation, and its extraordinary effort to fund the global dreams of our nation’s best young ...

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Wesfarmers boss and former Olympian Rob Scott backs in Gina Rinehart’s sponsorship of rowing

“Corporate sponsorship is really important for sport. And it is a time when we should be encouraging more corporate sponsorship and more government funding of sports, particularly Olympics sports, given that we have the Olympics in Australia in Brisbane in 10 years time,” he said. “As a rower and a chairman ...

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Warren Mundine: Netball stars could learn a thing or two from Ash Barty – an Indigenous role model who refused to use her heritage to trash her country

Our ancestors fought and won huge battles so Indigenous athletes had the same opportunities as everyone else - not so they would still be shackled by the racism of history.

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Mrs Gina Rinehart has transformed Artistic Swimming in WA

Artistic Swimming Western Australia (ASWA) is extremely honoured and proud to have Mrs Gina Rinehart AO as our Patron. Mrs Rinehart and the support of the Hancock Prospecting Group has played an integral role over the past eight years in nurturing and developing our sport, transforming it into one that ...

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Fraser in fight for Rinehart

OLYMPIC swimming legend Dawn Fraser has thrown her support behind mining magnate Gina Rinehart amid the sponsorship scandal that's left Netball Australia on the brink of financial disaster. Fraser, a four-time gold medallist and one of the country's most celebrated athletes, also said she feared that Australia's richest person would ...

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‘What are these women doing?: Fraser slams Rinehart attack as $15m netball saga drags on

“Mrs G (Rinehart) has done a hell of a lot for not only swimming, but she’s looked after beach volleyball, she’s looked after women’s rowing and women’s synchronised swimming. ”I mean heavens above – what are these women doing.”

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Olympic legend Dawn Fraser’s brutal message for Australia’s netballers as she throws her support behind Gina Rinehart

Olympic swimmer Dawn Fraser has thrown her support behind Gina Rinehart after its players took issue with her sponsorship deal over offensive comments made by her late father. Fraser hit out at the players, and praised Rinehart for backing minor sports over the years.

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Righteous brigade ignores Gina Rinehart’s unwavering support for Indigenous communities and Australian sport

Yet because of historic comments made by her father, Ms Rinehart was discriminated against in this most public and objectifying way possible. That reductionist, reflexive reaction is shameful, and degrades the contribution any of us make in the here and now if we are forever going to be judged by ...

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Hedland Amateur Swimming Club ready for exciting summer season

“Bring on summer.” Swimmers from the Hedland Amateur Swim Club will travel to Karratha for the region’s biggest competition, the Hancock Prospecting Pilbara Championships, on November 25-27.

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Weekend bonanza proves a perfect 10

It was another Telethon weekend to remember with lots of laughs, love and even a mankini! These were our highlights 1. Hitting $500 million 2. PM in PJs 3. Lip-sync battle 4. Rinehart’s donation 5. Pie face 6. Hospital visit 7. Mankini 8. Brand new car 9. Shirts off 10. Kids take over.

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Sanjiv Manchanda Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Iron supporting Telethon

Sanjiv Manchanda, Gary Korte, Gerhard Veldsman and teams supporting Telethon.

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Netball Poll

24 October 2022.

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Swimming WA supports Hancock Prospecting longstanding partnership

The support that Hancock Prospecting and Mrs Rinehart AO have provided to Swimming WA and the sport of swimming spans over three decades and has made a significant contribution to the success of our elite WA swimmers at international level.  Hancock Prospecting and Mrs Rinehart AO also support swimming across ...

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Statement from Kevin Hasemann, Swimming QLD CEO

Swimming Queensland is proud of its long-standing partnership with Mrs Gina Rinehart and Hancock Prospecting and finds the negative characterisation in some quarters of Mrs Rinehart’s new sponsorship of another sport regrettable. Mrs Rinehart’s sponsorship of swimming spans more than three decades, ranging from swimming clinics for indigenous ...

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Rowing Australia and Athletes Grateful for the Long-Standing and Game-Changing Support of Hancock Prospecting

The support that Hancock Prospecting and Mrs Rinehart AO provides to Rowing Australia (RA) and most importantly its athletes, dating back to 2015, has been a game changer for our sport. RA is proud that it provides equitable athlete support across its programs.

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When it comes to Gina Rinehart, actions speak louder than words | Sponsor hypocrites back off

Lately there have been a lot of headlines about Mrs Gina Rinehart, Hancock Prospecting and the $15 million sponsorship of Netball Australia’s Diamonds Team ...

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NMDC in talks to pick up stake in lithium mines in Australia

NMDC’s Perth-based subsidiary, Legacy Iron Ore, has entered into a joint venture with a prospecting company, Hancock Prospecting , for development of iron-ore mines at Mt Bevan iron ore project owned by Hawthorn Resources and Legacy Minerals. Prospecting activities there include exploration and mining of rare earth and other critical ...

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