People Don’t Know ‘How Embedded Mining Is in Their Lives’ Due to Misinformation: Opposition

People Don’t Know ‘How Embedded Mining Is in Their Lives’ Due to Misinformation: Opposition
A 450 megawatt combined cycle gas-fired power station under construction at Citic Pacific Mining's Sino Iron magnetite iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on Mar. 5, 2010. Photo credit should read AMY COOPES/AFP via Getty Images
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The growing “anti-mining sentiment” in the past decades has led the public to underestimate the importance of the mining industry despite it being so embedded in people’s daily lives, an international mining conference has been told.

Australia’s Federal Opposition Resources Spokeswoman Susan McDonald on June 26 called on industry groups to  “stand up and tell the world what vital work you do,” saying said that over-regulation and misinformation are throttling the resources sector.

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Nina Nguyen is a reporter based in Sydney. She covers Australian news with a focus on social, cultural, and identity issues. She is fluent in Vietnamese. Contact her at [email protected].
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