Labor’s derailing the mining engine of Australia’s economic growth
The McPhillamys gold mine cancellation highlights the disconnect between the government’s agenda and the real world confronting the Australian resources sector.
Fronting the annual Minerals Week parliamentary dinner isn’t always straightforward, even for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Never far from the surface is the increasing disconnect between a sector that rightly views itself as underpinning the national economy and a government managing political demands from unions and the environment lobby which directly challenge the industry.
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Patrick Gibbons is a former Tehran-based diplomat and partner at corporate advisory firm Orizontas.
