Original article by Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 13-Sep-16

Former treasurer Peter Costello has used a Minerals Council of Australia function to stress that the mining industry has a role in the Federal Government’s "innovation agenda". He argued that the so-called "new economy" needs traditional industries such as mining and agriculture. Costello also criticised a push by Western Australian National Party leader Brendon Grylls to increase the iron ore levy paid by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto from $A0.25 per tonne to $A5.

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