Friday 25 November 2022 12:59 AM Gina Rinehart's Netball Australia controversy solved as Andrew Forrest sponsors ... trends now
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The multi-million dollar netball sponsorship deal quietly torn up by Gina Rinehart after players questioned the comments her father made about Indigenous Australians 40 years ago has been snapped up by another billionaire.
Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest, who runs Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) announced on Friday he would be using a portion of his company's hefty fortune to become the main sponsor for West Coast Fever.
FMG entered into a four-year deal - worth $2.6million - with the Perth-based netball team, with funding also going towards Netball WA's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participation and Pathway program.
Ms Rinehart pulled her $15million sponsorship with Netball Australia in October after a drama unfolded with players wearing the Hancock Prospecting logo.
Gina Rinehart has torn up a $2million sponsorship deal with West Coast Fever netball team
Fortunately for West Coast Fever players, billionaire Andrew Forrest has stepped in with his company Fortescue Metals Group now the
