Gina Rinehart gifts plane and donates millions to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation
financeApr 29, 202624150
Gina Rinehart gifted a Cirrus G7 private plane to One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and gave the party more than $3 million in donations. Hanson unveiled the aircraft at a publicity event, displayed novelty cheques and accused the Guardian of unfair coverage while calling the plane "sexy." The funding package included about $1.5 million associated with the aircraft and roughly $2 million in additional donations, substantially boosting One Nation's resources. This matters because the cash and in-kind gift strengthen One Nation ahead of upcoming campaigns and highlight questions about wealthy donor influence and corporate reputational risk in Australian politics.
