Sky News host Rita Panahi says it’s “absolutely baffling” Australian swimmers at the Commonwealth Games are not allowed to thank Gina Rinehart.
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Commonwealth Games Australia says the restriction preventing Australian swimmers from publicly thanking Gina Rinehart is not political. It says it is commercial and designed to protect the companies that have paid to become official Australian team sponsors.
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Jane Flemming defends swimmers’ right to thank billionaire Gina Rinehart
24. 07. 2026
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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”.
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Pauline Hanson has decided to weigh in on Commonwealth Games Australia advising its swimmers to not publicly thank Gina Rinehart.
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.
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