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Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd

Also written on returns as: Hancock Prospecting

Recipients have declared $1.5M from this donor, to 6 recipients, in their annual returns to the AEC. The latest dated gift in the donor's own returns is $105,000 to Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Divison) on 26 Mar 2025. Source: AEC Transparency Register.

Declared by recipients, all years
$1.5M
To 6 recipients
Reported by the donor, all years
$2.1M
27 dated gifts
Years
12
1998–1999 to 2024–25

About this donor

Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd is an Australian-owned mining and agricultural business run by Executive Chairwoman Gina Rinehart and CEO Garry Korte. At various stages of its trading history, the company has been known as Hancock Prospecting Ltd, Hancock Resources Ltd, Hanwright Pty Ltd, Hancock & Wright Ltd, and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd.

From the Wikipedia article “Hancock Prospecting”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Matched to this donor by hand.

2024–25

Declared by recipients

$1,000,000

Reported by the donor, with dates

$1,099,000
  • 26 Mar 2025Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Divison)38 days before the 2025 federal election$105,000
  • 12 Feb 2025Advance Australia Ltd80 days before the 2025 federal election$395,000
  • 31 Oct 2024Advance Australia Ltd$500,000
  • 17 July 2024Liberal Party (WA Division) Inc$99,000

2023–24

Declared by recipients

$500,000

Reported by the donor, with dates

$500,000
  • 28 June 2024Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)$100,000
  • 27 June 2024Country Liberal Party (Northern Territory)$75,000
  • 26 June 2024Liberal National Party of Queensland$325,000

2022–23

Declared by recipients

—

No recipient declared a donation from this name in 2022–23.

    Reported by the donor, with dates

    $150,000
    • 6 July 2022Liberal Party of Australia$150,000

    2021–22

    Declared by recipients

    —

    No recipient declared a donation from this name in 2021–22.

      Reported by the donor, with dates

      $24,500
      • 7 Feb 2022Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)$2,500
      • 29 Nov 2021Liberal Party of Australia (SA Division)$22,000

      2020–21

      Declared by recipients

      —

      No recipient declared a donation from this name in 2020–21.

        Reported by the donor, with dates

        $150,000
        • 29 June 2021Liberal Party of Australia$150,000
        Earlier years: 1998–1999 to 2019–20

        2019–20

        Declared by recipients

        —

        No recipient declared a donation from this name in 2019–20.

          Reported by the donor, with dates

          $37,000
          • 21 Feb 2020Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)$22,000
          • 28 Oct 2019Liberal Party of Australia$5,000
          • 4 Oct 2019Liberal Party of Australia$10,000

          2015–16

          Declared by recipients

          —

          No recipient declared a donation from this name in 2015–16.

            Reported by the donor, with dates

            $58,000
            • 10 May 2016National Party of Australia$3,000
            • 24 July 2015National Party of Australia$55,000

            2014–15

            Declared by recipients

            —

            No recipient declared a donation from this name in 2014–15.

              Reported by the donor, with dates

              $22,000
              • 2 July 2014National Party of Australia$22,000

              2013–14

              Declared by recipients

              —

              No recipient declared a donation from this name in 2013–14.

                Reported by the donor, with dates

                $14,300
                • 28 May 2014Country Liberals (Northern Territory)$3,300
                • 14 Mar 2014Liberal Party (W.A. Division) Inc$2,000
                • 12 Mar 2014Liberal Party (W.A. Division) Inc$1,000
                • 11 Mar 2014Liberal Party (W.A. Division) Inc$5,000
                • 10 Mar 2014Liberal Party (W.A. Division) Inc$2,000
                • 7 Mar 2014Liberal Party (W.A. Division) Inc$1,000

                2012–13

                Declared by recipients

                —

                No recipient declared a donation from this name in 2012–13.

                  Reported by the donor, with dates

                  $63,250
                  • 27 Mar 2013Liberal National Party of Queensland$8,250
                  • 3 Sept 2012National Party of Australia$55,000

                  2005–2006

                  Declared by recipients

                  $5,000

                  Reported by the donor, with dates

                  —

                  No donor return under this name for 2005–2006.

                    1998–1999

                    Declared by recipients

                    $1,500

                    Reported by the donor, with dates

                    $2,500
                    • 18 Sept 1998Australia First Party$1,000
                    • 30 July 1998Liberal Party of Australia (WA Division) Inc$1,500

                    “Declared by recipients” is from the annual returns of the parties, entities and MPs who received the money; “Reported by the donor” is from the donor's own annual returns, the only source with a date on each gift. They often differ (timing, how a gift is split or named, or a return not lodged), so they're shown side by side and never added. A gift must be reported once the donor's gifts to that recipient in the year total more than the disclosure threshold. Dates outside the return's financial year (usually typos) are shown as lodged but not used. Spellings that differ only in capitals, punctuation or company suffixes are combined. Source: AEC Transparency Register.

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