May 19, 2026 – 5.49pmGina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting offered to settle a multimillion-dollar court dispute with a rival mining dynasty days before her eldest children were due to give evidence that exposed details of rifts within the family.The existence of the 2023 peace offering was revealed during a hearing on Tuesday for the division of costs in the 16-year legal saga, where more than two dozen lawyers gathered in the West Australian Supreme Court in Perth.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles