Aussie Climate Activist Netball Players Wipe Their Own Sponsorships – Do You Stand Out for That?
Essay by Eric Worrall
The Australian Cyberball Association just wiped out their own funding, by alienating Australia’s richest woman with their blue porcelain.
Netball in turmoil as Gina Rinehart’s Hancock has ‘breakthrough’ $15 million funding prospect
A week from hell for Netball Australia took another turn after the mining giant Rinehart pulled out of the historic deal.
Gina RinehartHancock Prospecting’s mining empire has withdrawn its controversial $15 million funding deal with Net ball Australia after it caused a week of chaos in sport.
Players reluctantly accept the backing of the mining giant and wear its branding on their jerseys after native player Donnell Wallam expressed concern about remarks made by company founder and Rinehart’s father, Lang Hancock.
The fact that players question Hancock Prospecting’s ideals regarding climate change further upsets the association.
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Netball Australia has labeled the sponsorship deal a “groundbreaking” partnership for the future of the sport, but the deal is a Pyrrhic victory, given the damage it has caused in the relationship. contact the player.
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Perhaps players who just killed their funding can take a moment to think about where all the ingredients needed to build their green energy revolution are supposed to come from, if mining. Mining is one such deprecated activity.
I don’t like calling people names, but I don’t think you need a crystal ball to figure out what I’m thinking right now. I feel sorry for any association member who worked to get this sponsorship deal, only to see it torn apart by their ungrateful players.
Correction (EW): Summary on WUWT homepage and Twitter says “Basketball”, which should have said “Netball”. Sorry for any confusion.
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