The Fin

The fight over Gina Rinehart's fortune

April 29, 2026·28 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week, Jesinta Burton and Tom Rabe on the landmark ruling, who won, who lost and why this is just one part of a complex web of legal battles over Gina Rinehart’s fortune. This podcast is sponsored by Woodside EnergyFurther reading:The sins of the father: Gina Rinehart’s bitter victoryThe legal war between the billionaire and her children mirrors the secrecy and power struggles she once faced with the late Lang Hancock.Battle of the titans gives Pilbara’s quiet achiever his dueDon Rhodes was the man to whom Lang Hancock turned to identify a rich iron ore deposit. Fifty years and a huge court case later, his company is in for a big royalty win.Rinehart and Rio Tinto to pay, but mining saga cost yet to be revealedA landmark ruling has found Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting owes the heirs of her father’s former partner millions in royalties on one of the Pilbara’s most valuable iron ore assets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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