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Rinehart saves Aussie sole

Billionaire and mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has advanced her journey into the fashion industry with her company’s purchase of Rossi Boots. S. Kidman & Co said purchasing the boot manufacturer was part of its “commitment to preserving iconic national brands”.

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Major WA dairy lends a vital hand to Foodbank WA and beyond

For all the years Hancock Prospecting has partnered award-winning Bannister Downs Dairy, it has helped improve the lives of many through regular donations of milk supplies through Foodbank WA’s Bunbury branch. The dairy has expanded its Foodbank WA partnership to include a weekly donation of fresh and flavoured milk to Foodbank WA’s Centre for Hunger Relief at Perth Airport which will then be distributed to all branches across Western Australia.

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New Bannister Downs Products Launched at Bunbury Farmers Market

Co-owners of Bunbury Farmers Markets (BFM), Kevin Opferkuch and Graham Heath, together with BFM CEO Keith Johnston, were delighted to welcome Gina Rinehart and her party to BFM on Sunday evening and were excited to see BFM stocking 2GR Wagyu products and Kidman Beef and Pies. BFM is the first store in West Australia to receive the newly launched 2 litre Bannister Downs Dairy farm fresh milk, lite milk, and lactose free milk. The 2 litre milk is an innovative product, with Bannister being the first dairy company in Australia to use 100% recycled 2 litre packaging, with an easy to use handle grip.

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RINEHART TO JOIN SQM FOR AZURE BUYOUT

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has secured a potential long-term development partner for the company’s West Australian lithium assets after teaming up with global lithium giant SQM in a $1.7bn joint takeover of Azure Minerals. Hancock and SQM will jointly bid for Azure through a newly registered company, SH Mining – half-owned by Chile’s SQM and half by Hancock subsidiary Hanrine Future Metals, with Mrs Rinehart installing trusted lieutenants Jay Newby and Tad Watroba on its board to oversee the joint ­venture.

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MEDIA RELEASE | A FIRST FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET, BANNISTER DOWNS DAIRY LAUNCHES ITS PREMIUM FRESH MILKS IN A 2 LITRE PLASTIC BOTTLE, MADE FROM 100% RECYCLED PLASTICS

Bannister Downs’ end of year Christmas dinner was extra special this year with the official launch of some exciting additions to its award-winning dairy range. Attended by co-owner, Mrs Gina Rinehart, the team were excited to see their Farm Fresh and All Lite Milk in a new 2 litre recycled plastic bottle. With over 80% of fresh milk in Australia sold in 2 litre plastic bottles there has been a constant demand for a larger packaging format, however it was important that any solution met the business’ priorities to reduce waste and minimise new plastic. Plastic bottles are one of the largest contributors to increasing plastic production globally. Bannister Downs are the first dairy in Australia to adopt a 2 litre plastic bottle that is made from 100% recycled plastics, collected via re-cycling programs.

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Gina Rinehart to launch a fashion brand with purchase of Rossi Boots

Mining Magnate Gina Rinehart’s foray into country chic continues with her livestock company buying a popular Aussie shoe brand. Gina Rinehart’s foray into country chic continues with her livestock company S.Kidman & Co buying popular Aussie shoe brand Rossi Boots. The acquisition follows the company’s purchase of Driza-Bone, makers of the iconic oilskin jackets beloved of stockmen, earlier this month. Both brands were previously owned by the Propel Group, and the company has not released details of the amount it paid for either brand.Rossi Boots owns the Kidman trademark with will serve as the launch pad for Ms Rinehart’s new fashion brand.

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Propel Group offloads Rossi following Driza-Bone sale

The Propel Group has agreed to sell the Rossi boots business to S. Kidman and Co – a beef production company chaired by mining magnate Gina Rinehart. It is the second brand sale this month by the Propel Group to S. Kidman and Co, after offloading its apparel brand Driza-bone. “Rossi boots has been wholly Australian-owned since 1910 and, together with our partners, it has been an honour to grow and develop this iconic Australian brand’s legacy of craftsmanship that is etched into the history of our country,” Propel Group chief executive Caroline Elliott said. “S. Kidman and Co is committed to preserving and expanding the Rossi brand into new markets and we are excited that this will continue under Australian ownership and investment.”

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‘Greatest Australian woman’: Ian Plimer praises Gina Rinehart

Geologist Ian Plimer has praised mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, saying she “doesn’t get enough credit” in Australia. Mr Plimer told Sky News Australia that Ms Rinehart is “the greatest Australian woman” the country has ever produced. “She did it herself, she didn’t inherit anything,” she said. “She’s built a huge private company, the biggest private company in Australia. “She should be honoured for employing so many people and for paying such a huge amount of tax.”

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What we can all learn from Blind Freddie

This is an edited extract of Gina Rinehart’s speech to The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year awards on December 14. We need policy that helps Australians. We need policies that make investment in our country worth doing. If we have any interest in maintaining our standards of living, we should be doing what other countries are doing. Rolling out the red carpet for investment. Expensive trade trips, even the expense of trade personnel overseas, well – without cutting the cost and delay, or worse, of government red tape, there’s no reason for those.

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Rinehart calls for tax cuts, criticises renewables and ‘eyesore’ solar panels

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has demanded a cut to taxes in Australia, including state payroll taxes and the fuel excise, and bemoaned the spread of renewable energy projects and “eyesore” solar panels after being named The Australian Financial Review Business Person of the Year. Her polemic came after former UK prime minister Boris Johnson told the audience of almost 200 chief executives, managing directors, chairmen and directors that there would be “a lot of positives” if Donald Trump were elected for a second time in 2024, particularly in foreign policy.

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