Miners Have ‘Hands Tied’ as Earnings Set to Plunge

Miners Have ‘Hands Tied’ as Earnings Set to Plunge
Origin Energy's Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas facility at Curtis Island in north Queensland, Australia, on Oct. 10, 2016. AAP Image/Origin Energy
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Australia’s economy will suffer if the government continues to tie mining companies’ hands, the sector warns, with resource exports expected to fall sharply over the next few years.

With prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG), thermal coal, and iron ore predicted to drop, Australian resources companies are set to reap lower revenues and pay less tax, smashing the federal budget and contributing to a decade of forecast deficits.