Original article by Stewart Oldfield
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 15-Feb-23

Historian Geoffrey Blainey has emphasised the importance of the resources sector to the Australian economy. He says the current boom may be the "great mining period" in the nation’s history, and contends that the sector will remain critical to the economy for at least the next decade. Professor Blainey adds that public opinion towards mining is currently more hostile or indifferent than in any other decade in Australia’s history, while there is also political opposition to mining. He says more needs to be done to promote the mining sector’s contribution to the continuing strength of the Australian economy.

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