By Margaret Flavin
Australian Company Withdraws Sponsorship After Woke Players Condemn Owner for Comments Her Father Made in 1984
Hancock Prospecting Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart has withdrawn a $15m sponsorship for Netball Australia after players voiced public woke-ism suggesting the company was not an “appropriate sponsor” because of comments made by Reinhard’s father, Lane Hancock in 1984, as well as concerns regarding Hancock Prospecting’s carbon footprint.
The move has left an already financial struggling organization in peril. Get woke, literally go broke.
The sponsorship, which was signed last month, was set to continue through to 2025 and was believed to have included a deal that the Hancock branding would feature on the players’ uniforms throughout international matches.
Diamonds players, including Indigenous netballer Donnell Wallam, had raised concerns about the partnership, relating to comments made by Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart’s father and Hancock Prospecting founder Lang Hancock about Indigenous Australians.