just found this also... very positive and quite interesting..
Resources growth ‘critical’ to reigning in Qld budget deficit PRINT EMAIL |
By: Esmarie Swanepoel 23rd May 2012 TEXT SIZE PERTH (miningweekly.com) – The Queensland government has vowed to cut red tape in the state’s resources sector, which it sees as a key driver of economic recovery, particularly in regional areas.
“A sector that earns A$40-billion or 15% of gross state product annually, and provides 58 000 full-time jobs, will be critical to reining in Queensland’s massive budget deficit,” Natural Resources and Mines Minister Andrew Cripps said.
