昆士兰州副总理Jarrod Bleijie已成为澳洲首富Gina Rinehart与州政府之间的重要联系人。[1]自2024年10月选举后，Bleijie是唯一与Rinehart进行过会晤的部长，至少已见面3次。[1]
这些会面的时间和规模各不相同。[1]首次会面发生在2024年10月23日，出席者包括Rinehart、昆士兰商业中心总经理Dave Davies以及Adam Giles。[1]2025年1月7日的第二次会面规模更小，仅Rinehart、Bleijie及其部长工作人员出席。[1]另有一次会面发生在2026年4月的游泳锦标赛事件上，Bleijie以Rinehart派对成员身份参与。[1]根据Bleijie的部长日记记录，这些会议的目的仅被标注为"与部长和投资组合相关的事务"，未明确提及Rinehart的名字。[1]针对Bleijie办公室提交的《信息自由法》请求未获得相关文件返回。[1]
Bleijie目前掌管州发展、基础设施和规划投资组合，拥有项目快速跟踪和批准权。[1]Rinehart通过其旗下子公司Queensland Coal Investments在昆士兰州拥有商业利益。[1]
Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has become the primary political channel between mining magnate Gina Rinehart and the state's LNP-led government under Premier Crisafulli.[1] Since the October 2024 election, Bleijie is the only minister known to have held multiple meetings with Rinehart, with at least three documented encounters.[1] Their first meeting occurred on October 23, 2024, attended by Rinehart, Queensland Coal Investments general manager Dave Davies, and Adam Giles.[1] A second private meeting took place on January 7, 2025, involving only Rinehart, Bleijie, and his ministerial staff.[1] In April 2026, Bleijie attended a swimming championship event as part of Rinehart's delegation.[1]
Bleijie's ministerial diary records these meetings as addressing "ministerial and portfolio related matters," without explicitly naming Rinehart.[1] Freedom of Information requests to his office yielded no additional documentation of these encounters.[1] As holder of the state development, infrastructure, and planning investment portfolio, Bleijie possesses significant authority over project fast-tracking and approvals.[1] Rinehart maintains substantial commercial interests in Queensland through Hancock subsidiary Queensland Coal Investments,[1] positioning her to benefit from decisions made within Bleijie's ministerial remit.