Rose Porteous (née Lacson, born 26 October 1948), a Filipina-born Australian, is best known for her marriage to Lang Hancock, a West Australian iron ore mining magnate, and the protracted legal battle with her former step-daughter, Gina Rinehart, over the circumstances that led to the death of Hancock, and the distribution of his estate. The action, commenced by Rinehart in 1992, was eventually settled in 2003 following a coronial inquiry that determined Hancock died of natural causes.
Porteous, who lives in Perth and Melbourne, Victoria, is often referred to by the media as a socialite.
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