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MinRes scandal an acute credibility test for Justin Langer

The Chris Ellison-led miner has collected some big names – from the former cricketer to strategic advisor Julie Bishop. Are they merely celebrity figurines?

Peter KerResources reporter

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It’s been twenty years since Mineral Resources director Justin Langer was infuriated by being labelled a brown nose, but as the former cricketer mulls his response to the scandal engulfing his mining company, we are about to see how apt that description was.

Langer was fielding at mid-on for Western Australia during a domestic limited overs match against Queensland in 2004 when Queensland batsman Jimmy Maher spooned him a catch off Ben Edmondson’s bowling.

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Peter Ker covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Melbourne. Connect with Peter on Twitter. Email Peter at pker@afr.com

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