04-10-2024 08:49 via theguardian.com

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart wanted ‘so-called’ portraits ‘permanently disposed of’

Freedom of information documents reveal mining magnate lobbying National Gallery chair over Vincent Namatjira portraitsBillionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart not only wanted two unflattering portraits of her removed from exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia; she wanted them “permanently disposed of”.According to emails released by the museum under freedom of information laws on Thursday, Rinehart sought the assistance of the NGA’s chair, Ryan Stokes, on 8 April, se
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