Nation's first female billionaire

The Advertiser: Nation's first female billionaire :

"She was already Australia's richest woman, but she now joins 21 men in the billionaire's club and moves into the top 10 of the nation's richest citizens, according to BRW magazine's annual wealth list.

Like table topping James Packer, whose worth is put at $7.1 billion, Ms Rinehart not only inherited a fortune but is doing something with it."

It was always going to be because she is very determined. Lang Hancock , her father , was so well known to us as is her stepmother Rose. Gina Rinehart is someone to celebrate at the moment because we find it very hard to get credible women with staying power at the top. Our women seem to lose it somewhere along the way and that is unfortunate. Gina Rinehart has had to build herself up and she has had to work hard for her achievements. It would be so nice if we could have a woman at the top whom we admire and value. I guess what she does with her billions will be the next test of her grit and character. We have a lot of incredible women but they don't get the support men do at the top. They also seem to buckle under attack and yet our women are not faint hearted. Ms. Rinehart has had to really apply herself and use all her skills to get where she is so it is something to be valued and acknowledged.