In the last sitting days in the House of Representatives this year, the Prime Minister pushed through the new mineral resources rent tax (MRRT) and expanded petroleum resources rent tax (PRRT) — collectively called the mining tax — which will go to the Senate in the new year.
Along with the carbon tax and the surrender to people-traffickers, this represents the culmination of Julia Gillard’s year of “decision and delivery”.
Public debate on the mining tax …
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