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  • Oct, 2014

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    Benefit from mining exports

    Q. How much do the following groups benefit from Australian mining exports? 

     

    Benefit a lot

    Some benefit

    A little benefit

    No benefit

    Don’t know

    Mining company executives

    67%

    14%

    5%

    1%

    12%

    Mining company shareholders

    40%

    37%

    10%

    1%

    12%

    Foreign companies

    37%

    32%

    11%

    1%

    18%

    Federal government

    27%

    39%

    18%

    2%

    14%

    State governments

    22%

    40%

    21%

    2%

    15%

    Regional communities

    8%

    27%

    35%

    15%

    16%

    All Australians

    4%

    25%

    41%

    16%

    15%

    Poor people in the countries we export to

    3%

    11%

    24%

    43%

    20%

    Respondents believed those who benefit most from Australian mining exports are mining company executives (67% benefit a lot), mining company shareholders (40%) and foreign companies (37%).

    Those that benefit least are poor people in the countries we export to (67% little/no benefit), all Australians (57%) and regional communities (50%).

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