One Nation to establish headquarters in multimillion dollar Brisbane office bought by Gina Rinehart
Barnaby Joyce defends move, saying party will lease space off mining billionaire’s company at commercial rates Barnaby Joyce says there’s no conflict of interest between One Nation and mining billionaire, Gina Rinehart, after it was revealed Australia’s richest woman had bought a new multimillion dollar Brisbane city office for the minor-party to lease. The One Nation MP said the party’s national…
One Nation, a political party in Australia, has established its headquarters in a multimillion-dollar Brisbane office purchased by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart. The party's leader, Barnaby Joyce, defended the move, stating that the party will lease the space from Rinehart's company at commercial rates, with no conflict of interest.
The office, located in Brisbane's Spring Hill suburb, is valued at approximately $8 million and was recently purchased by Rinehart's property investment company, Hanrine. The building features two floors, 10 parking spaces, and a large top-floor balcony with city views. Despite the controversy surrounding the relationship between One Nation and Rinehart, Joyce emphasized that the party's decision to lease the office was based on commercial rates, not a friendlier arrangement.
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