If Australia lacked minerals, it would be a second-world country
In 2021-22, the Australian minerals industry set a record by contributing $63 billion in company tax and royalties to federal, state, and territory governments.
In the vast expanse of the Southern Hemisphere lies a nation whose fortunes have been sculpted by the bedrock beneath its feet.
The Lucky Country, blessed with a miner…
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