Category: Australian resources

People Don’t Know ‘How Embedded Mining Is in Their Lives’ Due to Misinformation: Opposition

The growing “anti-mining sentiment” in the past decades has led the public to underestimate the importance of the mining industry despite it being so embedded in people’s daily lives, an international mining conference has been told. Australia’s Federal Opposition Resources Spokeswoman Susan McDonald on June 26 called on industry groups to  “stand up and tell…


Will Australia Become the Next Venezuela or Will the Magic of the Market Prevail

Commentary Energy policy is looming as a fracture point in Australia’s political discourse. At the next election, Australians will have a clear choice between the philosophies of “magic pudding economics” and “the magic of the market.” The path Australians take will determine their long-term well-being. Energy supply and cost are key indicators of the sophistication,…