Rio Tinto boss Andrew Harding warns Australia's prosperity at risk on education issue

Julie-anne SpragueRich List editor

Jan 30, 2016 – 12.15am

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For Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive Andrew Harding the nation's deteriorating mathematics skills is both personal and deeply concerning.

In fact, Harding thinks we should all be worried.

Julie-anne Sprague co-edits our Rich Lists and covers entrepreneurs, wealth creation and investments. A senior journalist in our newsroom, Julie-anne has covered politics, property, agribusiness, retail and stockmarkets in both the UK and Australia. Connect with Julie-anne on Twitter. Email Julie-anne at jsprague@afr.com