Inside the court case that exposed Gina Rinehart’s bitter family feuds

It’s a real-life Succession saga. And it’s taking place right on our doorstep. We’re talking, of course, about the civil lawsuit that Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, is embroiled in, with two other families. Not to mention two of her own children. They are all battling over more than a billion dollars in royalties from iron ore mines that her father discovered back in the 1950s. Is the fight worth it? The cost for Rinehart, even if she wins, could still be high.  Because for years, the mining magnate has been fighting another, competing, battle: to keep her tricky and sometimes fractious relationships with her own family members out of the public eye. Today, WA Today journalist Jesinta Burton on what this marathon court case has revealed about one of Australia’s most secretive families.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.