Gina Rinehart among slew of people bankrolling Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s defamation defence

With Jacinta Nampijinpa Price facing a defamation case and a booting from the shadow cabinet, it pays to have friends in high places.

Sean Johnson30 September 2025

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This article first appeared in Crikey.

Dumped Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price may have caused Liberal leader Sussan Ley a headache, but she has plenty of supporters pushing money her way.

Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is one of more than 760 donors to Price’s fundraising campaign to support her defence in a defamation case starting next month.

In August, the Coalition senator requested help from supporters to raise $320,000 by the end of the month to fight an action from Central Land Council CEO Lesley Turner. In 2024, Price claimed a majority of land council members wanted him dismissed for “unprofessional conduct; Turner says this is false and was motivated by malice; Price warned in an earlier email that the legal action could bankrupt her and disqualify her from remaining in parliament.

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