The iron lady

By Nelson Ching
Updated November 10 2012 - 4:19am, first published January 31 2012 - 11:12pm
"She trusted nobody and assumed the worst of everybody" ... mining magnate Gina Rinehart.
"She trusted nobody and assumed the worst of everybody" ... mining magnate Gina Rinehart.
The princess of the Pilbara ... Gina Rinehart.
The princess of the Pilbara ... Gina Rinehart.
Gina Rinehart ... Australia's richest woman.
Gina Rinehart ... Australia's richest woman.
In his shadow ? Gina Rinehart with her "nearly perfect" father, Lang Hancock, in 1982.
In his shadow ? Gina Rinehart with her "nearly perfect" father, Lang Hancock, in 1982.
Dynasty … Rinehart with son John and daughter Ginia at the Telstra Business Women's Awards 2009.
Dynasty … Rinehart with son John and daughter Ginia at the Telstra Business Women's Awards 2009.
Royal treatment … Rinehart dons a "non-pointy" hat in honour of the Queen in Perth last October.
Royal treatment … Rinehart dons a "non-pointy" hat in honour of the Queen in Perth last October.

This article originally appeared in Good Weekend on January 21.

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