Opposition leader shrugs off suggestions close relationship with mining magnate has cooled over gas and net zero policy
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Peter Dutton has scotched rumours of a cooling relationship with mining magnate Gina Rinehart over the Coalition’s policy to intervene in the gas market.
On the campaign trail in Sydney on Friday, Dutton shrugged off suggestions he had “disappointed” Australia’s richest person, who is a key backer and fundraiser for the Coalition.
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