Posted on 05/30/2012 1:51:03 PM PDT by Perdogg
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has told the mining industry face-to-face that they do not own Australia's mineral wealth, and they have to be prepared to share more of their profits with the rest of the population.
Ms Gillard delivered a feisty speech to the Minerals Council last night, one month out from the introduction of the carbon tax, telling them she is determined to stick to Labor's plan to share the benefits of the boom.
Her frank challenge to the industry came after Opposition Leader Tony Abbott told mining bosses that she had caved in to union pressure to water down a deal to allow foreign labourers to build new mines.
(Excerpt) Read more at au.news.yahoo.com ...
Gillard sounds just like the toadies and looters described in Atlas Shrugged.
The government already sold the minerals to China, right?
- China’s economy declining
- property boom in Oz passing the peak
- Socialist PM talking the typical leftist redistributionist
Time to sell the Australian Dollar.
Yes she does. It's such a refreshing change from listening to American politicians...
Her attitude matches many on this forum who would ban the exporting of natural gas from the US.
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