Australia’s richest person ordered to share mining royalties after decade-long dispute

NewsWorldAustralasiaAustralia’s richest person ordered to share mining royalties after decade-long disputeGina Rinehart told to pay descendants of her late father’s business partnerStuti Mishra Wednesday 15 April 2026 10:21 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957960","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/gina-rinehart-net-worth-mining-royalties-peter-wright-b2957960.html","title":"Australia’s richest person ordered to share mining royalties"}}CloseRelated: Gina Rinehart says 'Australia is too expensive'Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planetGet our free Climate emailGet our free Climate emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Climate_Newsletter","regTitle":"Independent Climate","subscriptionGroup":"climate","subscriptionGroupId":"5a7ac7c1-5f39-48c0-8ee8-0b8e43b9e451","type":"climate_change","pathPrefix":"/climate-change","associatedAuthors":["Stuti Mishra"],"title":"Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet","mobileTitle":"Get our free Climate email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/climate1_1.png","description":"Sign up for news and advice on saving the planet","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveClimate","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":true}Australia’s wealthiest person Gina Rinehart must pay royalties to the descendants of her late father’s business partner after losing a decad...