Gina Rinehart and children to pay bulk of legal costs after royalties trial

Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart and her children have been ordered to bear the bulk of the legal costs after a long-running family royalties dispute. According to the ABC, the decision marks a new stage in a legal battle that has stretched over years.

The case concerned control of the family's Hancock mining fortune and the related royalty income. Rinehart is known as one of the country's wealthiest figures.

How the costs would be shared between the parties had been debated for a long time given the case's complexity. The reasoning behind the decision and any appeals from the parties will become clearer in the period ahead.