red tape

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"red tape in NSW and Queensland extremely frustrating"

Mr Bailey raised concerns about the death of the smaller players, who are struggling under the weight of the increasing level of clearances that are now needed to develop a mine.

"Government red tape at a state and federal level is slowing things down and increasing the costs and it's causing a lot of problems for the smaller players," he said at the Australia in China's Century Conference, co-sponsored by The Australian.

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