expansion plans shelved, page-14

"raping the land?" - jeez talk about being seriously dramatic

what good are our precious minerals:

- if someone cannot mine them and sell them for a decent profit,

- in the process save the country from the GFC,

- provides thousands of jobs directly,

- create many more thousands of jobs for Australians indirectly via the whole supply chain that is to do with resources companies, pay huge corporate taxes already,

- and importantly create wealth for all Australians who have an investment in these mining companies (which is practically every single working Australian through their super-funds)

K-Dudd believes these minerals are our birth right but what good is this "inheritance" if the major miners decide it's simply not worth doing business here?

K-Dudd needs to remember we are not a Communist state.