One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart
The Australian political party One Nation is moving its national headquarters into a Brisbane office building owned by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart. Party officials and Rinehart's company maintain that the lease is being conducted at standard commercial rates, dismissing concerns of a conflict of interest.
Why it matters
The arrangement highlights the intersection of political influence and private wealth in Australian politics, drawing scrutiny regarding transparency and potential conflicts of interest.
One Nation will move into an office in the Brisbane suburb of Spring Hill owned by Hanrine, Gina Rinehart’s property investment company. One Nation will move into an office in the Brisbane suburb of Spring Hill owned by Hanrine, Gina Rinehart’s property investment company. One Nation One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space off mining billionaire’s company at commercial rates
Prefer the Guardian on Google Barnaby Joyce says there’s no conflict of interest between One Nation and mining billionaire, Gina Rinehart, after it was revealed Australia’s richest woman had bought a new multimillion dollar Brisbane city office for the minor-party to lease.
The One Nation MP said the party’s national head office would pay the market rate to Rinehart’s company to rent the space, claiming there would be no mate’s rates.
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