Rinehart gets access to Nine’s drama about her life as she battles to stop Sunday’s broadcast

Tim Burrowes

February 13, 2015 6:07

Mining billionaire Gine Rinehart has won the first stage of her legal battle with the Nine Network over its miniseries about her life House of Hancock.

Mandy McElhinney as Gina Rinehart in House of Hancock

Rinehart’s legal representatives went to the Supreme Court today successfully demanding to see the second episode of the series, which is due to air on Sunday evening.

Depending on the nature of the content in the second episode Rinehart may seek an interlocutory injunction to prevent Sunday’s broadcast.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.