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17 September 2023

Gerhard Veldsman, chief executive of Roy Hill, is the latest business leader to sound off on the “same job, same pay” IR laws, telling the Minerals Week conference in Canberra the overhaul would force miners to shift staff to “minimum award standards”. “Don’t let a small group of people out of Victoria that has never set foot on a mine site decide what’s good for you,” Mr Veldsman, pictured, told the crowd, adding the mining sector already paid nation-leading salaries. “We work together to make the industry better and then we make sure that when mining does well our employees share in it. Same job, same pay threatens to take this away and force us back to minimum award standards.”

Talented youngster Ingrid Blandford is excited about what her future holds with the academy, as she aims to become SWAS’ latest success story in the pool. “This is my first year in SWAS,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity for me to meet more like-minded people, who are really serious about their sportA member of the Bunbury Swimming Club, Ingrid is no stranger to success at representative level. At the 2023 Hancock Prospecting WA Short Course championships in August, the 16-year-old broke four freestyle club records, ranging from 50m to 800m, along with securing multiple victories.

TRANSCRIPT | CANBERRA | 6 September 2023

5 September, 2023 | front page the West Australian

Revenue for Australia’s largest 500 unlisted businesses defied economic challenges to growth by one fifth in the last financial year. Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has retained its crown as Australia’s largest private company, as revenue for unlisted businesses surged over the past financial year.Hancock Prospecting held its position as Australia’s best-performing private enterprise with an estimated revenue of $15.6bn in the 2023 financial year, a 2.7 per cent rise on the previous 12 months.

Agriculture feeds us and our important allies overseas. Our clean gas keeps the lights on, and factories, hospitals and shops open from Tokyo to Toowoomba. At the Hancock Prospecting companies, we’re working in the bush every day to keep Australians warm, clothed, and well fed.

In every corner of this great country, Australians are chasing their dreams. To be the best at what they do, in Australia and on the world stage.

In June 2023, the Hancock Prospecting Group of companies launched the ‘Veterans For Jobs’ campaign as part of our commitment to creating new pathways and increased employment opportunities for ex-defence members. Featured across multiple platforms including television, outdoor, print and digital platforms, the campaign highlights the contributions of our existing ex-defence workforce and future opportunities across at Hancock Prospecting, a proudly West Australian company, where loyalty and performance are rewarded.

The average annual income for an elite athlete that is someone that represents their country most likely the Olympics was between 23,000 and $49,000 3 in 5 Commonwealth Games athletes earn less than $23,000 a year. Now, is it any wonder why Gina Rinehart has to back so many of them and support them? She’s supporting all the good swimmers. Kyle Chalmers. Kaylee McKeown gives their money because the government body does not look after them in terms of funding. It’s an issue. It’s got to change. Not everyone supports it, but ultimately we need to do a lot better than that.

Hancock Prospecting led by Executive Chairman Mrs. Gina Rinehart was delighted to return as Presenting Partner for the seventh consecutive year, following Mrs. Rinehart’s long term support. Parkerville Children and Youth Care is a Not-For-Profit organisation located throughout West Australia, with a focus to protect, care, advocate and promote recovery for children and young people who have experienced trauma from abuse, to support families and to work with the community to prevent child abuse.