Rinehart’s new $8m office to become One Nation headquarters

Gina Rinehart's property investment company, Hanrine, has purchased a three-storey office in Brisbane's Spring Hill suburb for around $8m. The office will become the national headquarters of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party.

According to Barnaby Joyce, a One Nation MP, the party will lease the space from Rinehart's company at commercial rates, with no discounted or free rent. He told News24 that there is no conflict of interest between One Nation and Rinehart, and that the party will pay for the office space out of its own funds.

The office building has two floors with 10 parking spaces at its lower level and a large top-floor balcony with city views. It was last sold for $2.4m in 2003. A spokesman for Rinehart confirmed that One Nation will not receive preferential treatment on rent, as per reports from The Guardian and The Guardian Australia.

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