Video: Why Gina Rinehart’s Wrong About the Housing Crisis | Richard Denniss on the Today Show
“Gina Rinehart and the mining industry already get out of paying excise on petrol. So I can see why she thinks everybody should avoid it.”
– Executive Director Richard Denniss on Channel 9’s the Today Show.
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