Are billionaires bullying Australia?
When Wayne Swan attacked mining magnates for undermining Australia’s national interests in pursuit of their own ends it created a storm of controversy.
Yet the mining magnates haven’t been shy about opposing the mining tax and climate change policy.
And now Clive Palmer is running for office, Gina Rinehart has bought big into Fairfax and Twiggy Forrest is challenging the mining tax in the High Court.
CFMEU National President Tony Maher wants our mining magnates to concentrate less on their billions and more on using their wealth to improve Australia. Find out about the CFMEU’s ad campaign here.
He wonders whether Australia will ever have a Warren Buffet or Bill Gates fighting for the rights of many rather than the rights of a few.
Or will the billionaires soon be launching their own campaign to save themselves?
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Essential Report with EMC’s Peter Lewis and Jackie Woods
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Do we undervalue our public sector innovations?
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