One Nation’s ‘sexy’ jet donation shocked the establishment. Not Gina Rinehart’s inner circle
Gina Rinehart's political influence, shaped by her upbringing in her father Lang Hancock's powerful mining network, appears to have extended to a recent donation of a jet to Pauline Hanson's One Nation party. The donation, facilitated through a company linked to Rinehart, has drawn public attention but not surprise given their longstanding alignment. The move reflects a continuation of Rinehart’s pattern of supporting right-wing and populist political figures in Australia.
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