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Hancock Prospecting says billionaire did not initially approach National Portrait Gallery offering portrait of herself, saying gallery first approached herFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMining magnate Gina Rinehart has said the National Portrait Gallery asked her to sit for a portrait at least six years ago and has denied initially approaching the gallery to offer a portrait.A Senate estimates hearing on Friday heard that a portrait of Rinehart was gifted to the gallery in 2019, long before the controversy arose about another portrait of the billionaire hanging around the corner in Canberra, in the National Gallery of Australia.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...