St Barbara vows to fight $200m tax bill, PNG fraud claims
St Barbara boss Andrew Strelein has accused authorities in Papua New Guinea of errors in law after the gold miner was hit with a Christmas Eve tax bill of more than $200m.
St Barbara boss Andrew Strelein has accused authorities in Papua New Guinea of errors in law after the gold miner was hit with a Christmas Eve tax bill of more than $200m.
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