Well who'd have seen this coming: bosses of WA mining industries all agree that WA should *not* diversify away from mining. Stick with the knitting, they cry (The West 1 Jan).
These would be the same mining bosses who have the government in their collective pockets.
Let's protect the environment from mining, cries the environmental protection agency.
Let's not, cry the mining bosses.
Let's not, echoes the government, and the environmental protection agency crumbles.
Just plant perhaps one tree for every mine site, they plead, just to look helpful? Or not, if that's too environmentally friendly for you.
If WA had a second major industry, that second industry would have a bit of political power. Mining companies would lose some of their power. Oh dear, that would be so bad... for the mining companies.
No wonder the mining bosses shout in unison, Stick to the knitting.
Because they are "the knitting". And the WA government will bow to the pressure of mining money.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
... Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved
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Yep. As they say "money talks".
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