Prime Minister and Resources Minister just announced “Investment To Unlock Potential Of Australia’s Critical Minerals Sector”. Quote “The measures, which are part of the 2022-23 Budget, include a $200 million Accelerator grants program, $50 million to support research and development and an updated industry strategy.”
For those not familiar with resources projects in the Wide Brown Land it is important to note that the STATES administer lands and licence mineral exploration and mining. The Fed. Govt. has power over exports and could block or put conditions on specific exports but that would be unusual. I can not quickly think of anything positive the Fed. Govt. has done for resources. The best and cheapest things the Feds could do of course would be to repeal some of the more stupid Green, Red and Indigenous tape they strangle projects with. Remember how Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore mine had to achieve more than 4,000 approvals, permits and licences, and more again for construction.
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March 17, 2022 at 02:21AM
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