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Gina Rinehart has purchased an $8 million office property in Brisbane’s Spring Hill area through her subsidiary Hanrine Investments for use as One Nation’s new headquarters. The mining billionaire confirmed the purchase but declined to specify who would cover the fit-out costs or rental expenses, insisting that Hancock Prospecting does not provide free or discounted space to tenants. Barnaby Joyce of One Nation defended the arrangement, stating that the party will lease the property at a commercial rate and prefers financial support from individual donors rather than taxpayer funds.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Gina Rinehart, Australia's richest woman, has purchased a $8 million office building in Spring Hill, Brisbane, for the One Nation political party to rent as its headquarters. The three-story property was last sold for $2.4 million in 2003 and includes ten parking spaces and a top-floor balcony with city views. While Rinehart's company Hanrine finalized the purchase, One Nation insists they will pay market rates for the lease, rejecting any notion of preferential treatment. The move comes after previous financial support from Rinehart, including a $1.5 million plane gifted to the party in April. Critics argue this close relationship could create conflicts of interest, given Rinehart's significant influence over One Nation’s operations and funding.
Written for “One Nation Headquarters Move Brisbane” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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One Nation’s biggest donor Gina Rinehart has purchased an $8 million office property in inner-city Brisbane which will become the new headquarters for Pauline Hanson’s populist party.
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which → purchase → party
The mining billionaire bought the Spring Hill property, described in promotional material as a “striking three-storey freehold”, last week through Hanrine Investments, a subsidiary of Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting.
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billionaire → buy → Prospecting
A spokesman for Rinehart confirmed the purchase of the property, with One Nation planning to relocate its headquarters from its Brisbane Airport base once the suitable fit-out was done.
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out → confirm → base
The spokesman insisted the party would not be given free or discounted rent but did not respond to questions from this masthead about who would cover the cost of the fit-out.
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who → insist → out
“Hancock Prospecting holds a range of commercial property, and this building is one of them,” Rinehart’s spokesman said.
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spokesman → hold → them
“Hancock is not providing free or discounted space to any outside tenant, political or otherwise.”
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Hancock → provide → tenant
One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce defended the decision to rent the property from Rinehart, repeating a common party line it preferred financial support from individual donors over spending taxpayers’ money.
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it → defend → money
”It’s her lease.
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It → ’ → ?
We’re leasing it off her at a commercial rate,” Joyce told News24 on Monday morning.
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Joyce → lease → morning
“And, you know, if we’ve got an individual who’s got money, they should be allowed to spend it as they see fit …
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they → know → it
She’s buying a building, Gina is buying a building and we’re leasing it off her.
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we → buy → her
“What would you prefer, we can put on the taxpayers’ ticket, but we don’t.
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we → prefer → ticket
We always make sure we pay for things ourselves as best we can in One Nation.
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we → make → Nation
“You’ll find us doing a lot more off our own bat and reaching into our own wallet of the party, rather than putting it on the taxpayers’ ticket.”
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us → find → ticket
Rinehart has been an active and generous donor to One Nation as the populist force rises in the polls.
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force → rise → polls
This masthead revealed in August the billionaire’s sprawling mansion in Hawthorne on the Brisbane River had become a regular location for donation events, where dinners are held for $10,000 each.
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dinners → reveal → 10,000
Rinehart has also conducted One Nation fundraising events on board her private jet – for $15,000 a spot – and the luxury cruise ship The World.
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Rinehart → conduct → 15,000
In April, Rinehart gifted the party a “sexy” new Cirrus SR22 plane worth an estimated $1.5 million, alongside another $2 million in donations from close associates of Rinehart, announced on the same day with novelty cheques in an aircraft hangar.
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Rinehart → gift → hangar
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