It may not generate the kind of wealth that comes out of mining, property, or selling a big business, but the attractiveness of agricultural investments for wealthy Sandgropers is plain to see.
The collective wealth of the top 100 richest people in Western Australia amounts to $160 billion – with 19 billionaires – Business News' Rich 100 publication reveals.
Annual profit at Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting fell by $2.5 billion year-on-year in 2025, a result attributed to weaker iron ore prices and headlined by concerns over jurisdictional risk.
Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill has reported a near-halving of its profit for the 2024-25 financial year due to extreme weather and softening iron ore prices.
Profit at Hancock Prospecting subsidiary Atlas Iron has fallen sharply due to weaker iron ore prices as it embarks on construction of its next major mine.
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart will up her stake in Arafura Rare Earths, as it becomes the latest developer to rattle the tin off the back of a soaring share price.
Gina Rinehart-led Hancock Prospecting has received approval to build a $250 million business hub in West Perth, which will include accommodation for visiting executives.
The mining sector paid more tax than all other sectors combined for a third consecutive year, led by iron ore heavyweights Rio Tinto and BHP with their multi-billion-dollar tax bills for 2023-24.
Liontown Resources has posted a $193 million loss in its first set of full-year results since bringing its Kathleen Valley lithium mine into production.
WA's largest Indigenous-owned contractor Warrikal has secured a significant maintenance package with Hancock Iron Ore, bolstering its relationship with the iron ore heavyweight.
The value of Gina Rinehart's rare earths portfolio has more than tripled to about $2.69 billion on a share price rally since the sector was upended and governments intervened to break China's stronghold.
Gina Rinehart-controlled Roy Hill Iron Ore has failed in a Supreme Court application to protect ownership of two mining leases in its $12 billion operation.
Australia's strong showing at the recent 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore has been praised and rewarded by Australia's wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart.
The City of Perth has started consultation on a bid by Gina Rinehart to build a helipad, as part of a planned multi-million-dollar development of Hancock Prospecting's West Perth business hub.
The United States Department of Defense will join Gina Rinehart on the share registry of US-listed rare earths producer MP Materials, in a bid to secure its critical supply chains.
Lynas Rare Earths chief Amanda Lacaze has weighed in on Gina Rinehart's role in the failed $10 billion mega-merger of her company and MP Materials, which broke down last year.
Gina Rinehart has lashed net zero as “unobtainable and expensive”, while celebrating Hancock Prospecting and Rio Tinto's Hope Downs 2 $2.5 billion investment call.
Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti have been named the state's most powerful people, edging out mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest in the 2025 Power 500.
Australian mining magnate Gina Rinehart is bringing Roy Hill and Atlas Iron under the new banner of Hancock Iron Ore to make the iron ore producers "more productive".
Pilbara Minerals managing director and chief executive Dale Henderson says the lithium sector should consider how Australia can become more competitive against other global markets.
Former De Grey Mining chair Simon Lill will lead the board of a gold-focused spin-off from Gina Rinehart-backed Delta Lithium, to be listed as Ballard Mining.
Premier Roger Cook has defended the state's heritage protections, after a report emerged that Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting plans to demolish a 120-year-old cottage in West Perth.
Gina Rinehart has called for the nation's defence investment to be more than doubled to 5 per cent of GDP, in an address at the Sydney Opera House on the eve of Anzac Day.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton says US President Donald Trump has treated Anthony Albanese with disdain, and vowed to “not give anything away” in any negotiations with the US.
Roger Cook's name has been a regular feature on the annual list of Western Australia's most influential business and political players published by Business News.
Nonogenerian Arnold Carter is among the last people who remember Port Hedland before iron ore. His business journey has taken him from filling Lang Hancock's plane to championing the town's history.
Anthony Albanese says an exemption from the US' 25 per cent steel and aluminium import tariffs is “under consideration” by the Trump Administration, after the two leaders spoke.
