Boot makers
Founded in Australia by Arthur Rossiter in 1910. Rossi boots are made in Australia. Acquired by Propel Group in 2020, ending 110 years of family ownership. Gina Rinehart's S. Kidman took over ownership in 2023.
Company Ownership
Rossi Boots Pty Ltd
AUS
S. Kidman & Co Pty Ltd
owns 100% of Rossi Boots Pty Ltd
AUS
Pastoral company
Beef producer acquired by a consortium led by Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart and Chinese company Shanghai CRED in 2015. Acquired clothing manufacturers Driza-Bone and Rossi Boots in 2023.
Hancock Agriculture
owns 67% of S. Kidman & Co Pty Ltd
AUS
Agribusiness
Part of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting Group. A major player in Australian agribusiness, with a focus on cattle. They are not involved in live export, but they do operate feedlots.
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd
owns 100% of Hancock Agriculture
AUS
Iron ore mining
Founded by Lang Hancock in 1955 and now chaired by Australia's wealthiest person Gina Rinehart. Gina Rinehart owns 76% of the company and is the daughter of Lang Hancock. Operates major mining projects in WA and Queensland.
Company Assessment
(Last updated Mar 2025)
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Rossi Boots Pty Ltd
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Previous Packaging Covenant signatory
This company was a signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation. However in 2020 they were withdrawn for not meeting one or more of their APCO Member obligations.
Source: APCO
(2024)
Previous ethical clothing australia accreditation
This company was previously accredited and licensed to display the 'Ethical Clothing Australia' Trade Mark on their Australian-made garments, which ensures Australian workers receive fair wages and decent conditions. Their accreditation ceased in Dec 2015.
S. Kidman & Co Pty Ltd
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Organic certification withdrawn
This company had products that were certified organic under the Australian Certified Organic label, but its certification was withdrawn in 2022.
Source: ACO
(2024)
Hancock Agriculture
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Feedlot operations
This company operates two feedlots, one in Queensland and one in NSW. A feedlot is an intensive confinement animal feeding operation (CAFO) for cattle, much like a factory for 'battery chickens'. Each animal has 5 to 10 square metres of space in a pen of 50 to 200 cattle. The cattle are forced to stand and sleep in their own dung and urine, and endure extremes of weather (especially heat). Close confinement means a much higher risk of disease so antibiotic drugs are routinely used. Grain feed commonly causes their digestive systems to be acidic. Cattle spend up to a year in feedlots, where they are fattened up before slaughter.
Source: company website
(2023)
Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd
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Fined over financial breaches
This company pleaded guilty to breaches of the Corporations act, resulting in fines worth $130,000 for failing to lodge annual reports with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on time. 13 breaches between three companies attracted fines of $10,000 for each offense.
Source: Australian Mining
(2015)
Political donations
The democracyforsale.net website, which aggregates data from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), reports that this company donated $46,500 to Australia's major political parties between 2018 and 2023. To view this company's entry in the AEC's Transparency Register, follow the link and click on "Named on the following annual returns as providing funds to:" to see the political donations made by the company.
Source: AEC
(2024)
Tax paying in Australia
Between 2015 and 2018 this company paid $965 million tax on a total income of $7 billion, earning the number 19 spot on Michael West's Top 40 Tax Payers 2020. West calculated which of Australia's largest companies have paid the most tax using three years of tax transparency data published by the Australian Tax Office.
Source: Michael West
(2018)
Company Details
Type:
Family-owned private company
Founded:
1910
Contact Details
Address:
84 Sir Donald Bradman Dve, Hilton, SA, 5033, Australia
Phone:
08 8352 7844
Website:
Products / Brands
Rossi Boots
Rossi
Work Boots