Mineral Resources claws back $158,000 in rent relief to corporate entities linked to embattled boss Chris Ellison’s daughter

Billionaire mining executive made headlines earlier this year when he said of workers I want to hold them captive all day long' in office

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Mineral Resources has conceded its processes to manage related party transactions were not as good as they could have been" after revealing the miner provided rent relief to corporate entities linked to the daughter of its embattled chief executive, Chris Ellison.

MinRes said in an ASX notice late on Thursday that it had now cancelled the rent subsidies and required the repayment of $158,000 from the companies.

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