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6PR | Steve Mills one of Perth’s leading broadcasters, discusses Sports Sponsorship with Julie-anne Sprague Rich List Editor The Australian Financial Review

19 October 2022.

Editorial | Cancel culture has no place in sport

The attack on mining and agriculture magnate Gina Rinehart is particularly egregious given her dedication to lifting passionate sports people through actions that are generous but inconsequential for her in terms other than the support they offer. Netball Australia finds itself in a difficult position regarding player objections to Mrs Rinehart’s money, but the starting point must be to ensure that everybody knows what they are talking about. Mrs Rinehart’s contribution to sport deserves the highest credit. Swimming legend Dawn Fraser said Mrs Rinehart was one of the secret weapons behind Australia’s success at the Tokyo Games, where the country’s athletes won the most gold medals in history.

‘Patronising and pompous’: Former AFL player slams woke athletes’ ‘arrogance’

Retired AFL player Sam Newman says the “price of being virtuous is hypocrisy”, following objections from some Diamonds netball players to a $15 million sponsorship from Hancock Prospecting.“I’m sure they use one of their products on a daily basis, so it’s just fraught with danger, all this nonsense,” Mr Newman told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

Statement from Kevin Hasemann, Swimming QLD CEO

Swimming Queensland is proud of its long-standing partnership with Mrs Gina Rinehart and Hancock Prospecting and finds the negative characterisation in some quarters of Mrs Rinehart’s new sponsorship of another sport regrettable. Mrs Rinehart’s sponsorship of swimming spans more than three decades, ranging from swimming clinics for indigenous children in remote communities through to helping our high performance swimmers pursue their sporting dreams.

Rowing Australia and Athletes Grateful for the Long-Standing and Game-Changing Support of Hancock Prospecting

The support that Hancock Prospecting and Mrs Rinehart AO provides to Rowing Australia (RA) and most importantly its athletes, dating back to 2015, has been a game changer for our sport. RA is proud that it provides equitable athlete support across its programs.