One Nation leader Pauline Hanson hit out at Australian team officials’ decision to silence swimmers from thanking their billionaire benefactor Gina Rinehart and said they should be allowed to “thank whoever they like”.
Hancock Prospecting has called for an apology from the ABC and for action to be taken against those who allowed a segment that ‘glorified sexualised and political violence’ against Gina Rinehart to be aired.
"These bonuses are a way of Australia saying thank you and showing the appreciation our athletes deserve for bringing our country such a sense of pride and achievement,” mining billionaire Rinehart said in a Swimming WA statement on Friday.