11 December 2015 Julie-anne Sprague The Sydney Morning Herald
Mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has welcomed Gina Rinehart’s first shipment of iron ore, congratulating the richest Australian for developing a mine that will add new tonnes to an oversupplied iron ore market.
Mr Forrest has spent most of the year lambasting his larger rivals BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto for ramping up iron ore production as prices for the key steel making ingredient slide.
PHOTO: Gina [...]
10 December 2015 Julie-anne Sprague The Age
Gina Rinehart says she has fulfilled her dreams and that of her father Lang Hancock as the first ore from her $10 billion iron ore mine in the Pilbara set sail from Port Hedland on Thursday.
As the mining magnate gave the final orders via two-way radio to workers on board the MV Anangel Explorer to finish loading the first ore from her $10 billion Roy Hill Pilbara [...]
December 2015 Mrs. Gina Rinehart Australian Resources & Investment, vol.9 no.4
Perhaps on Mining and Related Industries Day, and given we are meeting this year in the Pilbara, I should share a little of the story of my time as the chairman of our Australian private company, Hancock Prospecting, which started as a West Australian pastoral and exploration company, plus more recently as chairman of Roy Hill also.
Despite what too many in the media [...]
8 December 2015 Brad Thompson The West Australian
Harvey Beef made a net profit of more than $3 million in the first full year of operations under the ownership of Andrew Forrest and now carries cattle worth more than $10 million on its books.
The big investment in cattle reflects a new approach to adding value to the WA supply chain through a 100-day grain feeding program.
Harvey Beef had just 284 cattle valued at [...]
10 November 2015 Inga Stünzner Queensland Country Life
Northern Australian is set for a more unified voice with Capricorn Enterprise and Townsville Enterprise joining advocacy bodies from Cairns, Broome and the Northern Territory in the the Northern Australia Alliance.
The Alliance was launched by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott in June and is an agreement between the enterprise bodies to work together to help shape communities across northern Australia.
“The Northern Australian Alliance is completely [...]
3 December 2015 Reuben Hale The Countryman
WA’s northern cattle industry says $100 million for road improvements is a start, but does not go far enough.
A fortnight ago National Party leader Warren Truss made a commitment to deliver on its pledge to improve northern beef roads as part of the Federal government’s Northern Australia white paper.
The $100 million will be allocated in addition to a $600 million roads package to improve vital infrastructure [...]
2 December 2015 Julie-anne Sprague and Tess Ingram Australian Financial Review
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, borrowed a line from Winston Churchill as she heaped praise on the workers at Roy Hill, who have begun loading the first ore from the $10 billion project on to the MV Anangel Explorer.
To read the complete article, click Rinehart – ‘The light of history shall shine on your hard hats’.
Courtesy of the Australian Financial Review
26 November 2015 Mrs. Gina Rinehart
Good evening everyone. I am delighted to be here at the CEO Magazine Executive of the Year Awards night and especially pleased to be asked to present the important Energy and Resources award. I remember how happy Garry Korte and I were to receive both the Chairman of the year and the CFO of the year awards together last year, so can appreciate how much these awards mean to [...]
17 November 2015 Phoebe Wearne The West Australian
The State Government will today introduce legislation to scrap redundant laws from as long ago as 1830 as it cuts red tape in a bid to save taxpayers $150 million over five years.
Ten pieces of legislation will be abolished under the Obsolete Legislation Repeal Bill 2015, which will be introduced in State Parliament as part of Repeal Week.
The oldest is the Infants’ Property Act 1830. [...]
22 November 2015 Mrs. Gina Rinehart
Welcome to this year’s national mining and related industries day! And, welcome to my home territory, the Pilbara! How exciting is it that the first ship for Roy Hill is sailing toward Port Hedland as we enjoyed the annual ball last night, and the first train of fine ores will be arriving into Port Hedland as we celebrate the national mining and related industries day together! Perhaps on Mining [...]
