Emails from Gina Rinehart’s daughters

BELOW are some of the emails Gina Rinehart received from her daughters.

From: Hope Rinehart

Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2011 8:30PM

To: Gina Rinehart
 

Hi Mem,

I need a few things for my birthday (cook so you can be sure April is fed right, bodyguard so the kids are safe and housekeeper that is good w kids so if I need to go out I can) and I found a great agency here that sources the best, here are the descriptions and costs, I would buy them myself but I’m down to my last $60 000 and your only paying my husband $1 a year …

Chef / Cook

Description: A Cook or Chef prepares detailed menus and food for most or all family and social events. A Cook or Chef may also prepare meals for the staff. The household Chef is responsible for anything food or kitchen-related, including organization, clean up, shipping for all food-related supplies and menu planning. There are many levels of cooks from the basic family  cook to the school trained gourmet chef.

Annual Salary Range: $40 000 to $225 000+

Bodyguard

Description: Protects clients when in public and helps maintain their privacy. A Bodyguard may be the driver, a chaperone  or remain at the house, possibly working with a team. He or she is usually physically fit and trained in personal protection techniques and martial arts. A Bodyguard may be required to carry a firearm. Past experience as a police officer may be required.
Annual Salary range: $55 000 to $100 000

Housekeeper

Description: A Housekeeper in charge of running the home, which may include overseeing other employees, cleaning, doing the laundry, ironing, dusting, silver polishing, vacuuming and running errands. Housekeeper duties may also include some meal preparation and/or childcare duties. Housekeepers can live-in or out.
Annual Salary Range: $35 000 to $55 000+
 
 

From: Hope Rinehart

Sent: Sunday, 31 July 2011 1:14AM

To: Gina Rinehart

Subject: RE:

I can’t live in Australia or Singapore, it’s not fair on me to have to live there and horribly unfair for me to have to expose the kids to that. It’s hard enough being a kid, let alone the peer pressure that comes from being the wealthiest one in the country.

I love America, the girls love it. I’m happy here. Your media is minimal and positive here. I really do need a safer apartment but ironically I can’t afford it! I don’t want to have to move back to one of your `desirable’ countries again just to save every cent I can to finally live here where I’m happy, my children are happy and I can offer them the best school and universities in the world. It’s not fair you are selfishly pressuring me to move to Singapore and Australia just because you hate America.

I don’t think you understand what it means now that the whole world thinks you’re going to be wealthier than Bill Gates – It means we all need bodyguards and very safe homes!! Especially the children who are small and easily targeted for kidnap. No country (not even Singapore) is safe. I don’t have the money to protect myself or my children and it scares me. I should have enough money to have a bodyguard, housekeeper and cook. Even my friends who have nothing compared to your wealth have more staff.

I hate that we can’t be happy and do our own thing and spend the holidays together. I hate that everything is conditional. I’m tired and I don’t want to fight and I just want to make the most our of everyday I have left.

From: XXXXX

Sent: Thursday, 4 August 2011, 11:40AM

To: PCO, Helen Lane

Subject: Security

Chum no doubt you heard about the unnerving situation yesterday involving a bomb and an 18 year old girl at home n Mosman.

Thank goodness Hope family were not targeted this time, we are, by all accounts the highest risk family in all Australia for future similar attacks.

I am not comfortable that Nicholas, Sasha and I have adequate measures in place to minimise risk to our own personal safety.

Although we have recently beefed up our security at home (added motion sensor cameras), this will do nothing to protect us should someone enter the house. Especially with Sasha travelling so frequently with work, it we are to remain based here in Australia I would like to have security personnel present as you have with Kevin.

Unfortunately I do not have the financial means to achieve this, and ask that either you consider sponsoring such an arrangement or please make funds available so that I may consider our options in this regard.

Love,

Biancs