AdvertisementExclusive PoliticsQueenslandQueensland government Bleijie emerges as Rinehart’s conduit to the LNP Matt Dennien Updated August 5, 2026 — 9:02am ,first published 5:00am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. This masthead can reveal the businesswoman’s own websites state Bleijie was there as a member of Gina Rinehart’s “party”. Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie, who holds a handful of key portfolios, has emerged as the main conduit for Australia’s richest woman into the Queensland government. There, Bleijie is listed as one of “her party”, along with LNP life member Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate and his wife, Ruth. A second meeting, with just Rinehart, Bleijie, and his ministerial staff, took place on January 7.