New research reveals that 79% of Australians would support more mining – and 51% would support more coal mining – if it would help strengthen the Australian dollar and avoid a recession.
By Robert Milbourne and Anthony Nolan, of K&L Gates
FROM its peak in 2011 to the beginning of 2016, the global mining sector experienced a wrenching 90% reduction in global market capitalization, accelerating with the rapid fall in commodity prices...