Brisbane, Australia CNN — When Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart threw a financial lifeline to Netball Australia, she triggered a debate about sponsorships and the role of social and. Netball Australia has been making headlines for its sponsorship saga with Gina Rinehart's mining company, Hancock Prospecting. The $15 million deal appeared to be a lifeline to the sport. But after Diamonds players chose to not wear the mining company's logo in support of Indigenous player Donnell Wallam, the plug was pulled.
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Ryan provided the following statement to the Guardian Australia about the partnership: "Netball Australia chief executive Kelly Ryan welcomed the Diamonds' partnership with Hancock Prospecting. Ms Rinehart's $15 million lifeline over the next four years — to a sport that is in around $7 million debt — is in a holding pattern as the Diamonds team support First Nations squad member Donnell Wallam who expressed an objection to wearing a uniform with the Hancock logo on it. It is not hard to understand why she found it objectionable. Mining heiress Gina Rinehart - one of the biggest private investors in Australian sport - had promised Netball Australia (NA) A$15m ($9.5m; £8.4m), though a four-year partnership deal with. Billionaire Gina Rinehart's mining company Hancock Prospecting on Saturday pulled the plug on its sponsorship offering in a major blow to the sport's financial future. The deal appeared to be a lifeline after Netball Australia (NA) suffered losses of more than $7 million in two COVID-impacted years.
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Elite netball in Australia is once again on the brink of collapse after mining magnate Gina Rinehart announced she was pulling her proposed $15 million sponsorship of the organisation and its elite squad, the Diamonds. Netball Australia has managed to secure a major sponsorship deal with a tourism company backed by state government funding just over a week after Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting pulled its support. So what does this mean for the sport? 'Certain sensitivities' surround deal with mining magnate Gina Rinehart Australian Associated Press Sat 15 Oct 2022 03.45 EDT Australia's national netball team, The Diamonds, have reportedly. Andrew Reid. Gina Rinehart's sponsorship deal with Netball Australia has been shifted back into the spotlight. Pic: Getty/AAP. Netball Australia has confirmed that the launch of its new uniforms.
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The fallout between the players and the mining billionaire did not play out the way everyone thinks. New details have emerged on the fallout between mining billionaire Gina Rinehart and Netball Australia. As the ugly war between the sport's governing body and the players comes to a bruising head, the players have moved to clear up a common. Netball Australia has responded to mining magnate Gina Rinehart ripping up a $15 million sponsorship deal for the sport saying it was "disappointed" with the decision. Meanwhile, Diamonds' players have denied there was a "split within the playing group" due to the furore over the cash.
Netball Australia says it remains unclear why Gina Rinehart's mining company Hancock Prospecting suddenly pulled its multimillion-dollar sponsorship on Saturday, despite being able to deliver on their contractual arrangements. Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting has withdrawn a $15 million sponsorship deal with Netball Australia. Image: Getty The Gina Rinehart-owned Hancock Prospecting has blasted Netball.
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March 9th, 2023 5:53 am Netball Australia has admitted it's still in a huge financial hole after Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart withdrew a $15m sponsorship for the sport. The 2023 Super Netball season has launched with a new campaign stating "we're not sorry" after the furore cost the sport the lucrative backing of the multi-billionaire. Gina Rinehart's mining empire Hancock Prospecting has withdrawn its controversial $15m sponsorship deal with Netball Australia after it sparked a week of turmoil in the sport.. Players were reluctant to embrace the mining giant's backing and wear its branding on their playing dresses after Indigenous player Donnell Wallam voiced concerns over comments made by the company's founder, and.
