duty - yes, that sounds feasible - but what happens to the mining industry meanwhile?
Previously thriving juniors are now battling! And the stagnant or falling share prices reflect it. Can they withstand six months, or even less, of this chaos and uncertainty?
The way it's going, we'll end up with a Big Three Mining industry. All very well for BHP, XStrata, and RIO. What about the smaller battlers?
And the Greens want the tax put up to 50%?
Thanks to Labor, the public now think that the miners are some sort of evil force - out to ruin and plunder our nation. Never mind their contribution! Talk about class warfare! Or tall poppy syndrome.