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Gina Rinehart names veteran accommodation after Ben Roberts-Smith
Key takeaways
- The complex for veterans is one of several planned by Hancock Prospecting.
- The block of townhouses in the suburb of Scarborough will be managed by Veteran Housing Australia, which is based in Victoria.
- Large signs featuring the residential complex's name, Ben Roberts-Smith Beach Houses, have been placed on the walls of the buildings.
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The complex for veterans is one of several planned by Hancock Prospecting. (102.5 ABC Radio Perth: Ashleigh Davis)
Link copied Share Share article Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, has refurbished beach houses in Perth to help homeless veterans, naming the complex after Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith.
The block of townhouses in the suburb of Scarborough will be managed by Veteran Housing Australia, which is based in Victoria.
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