(10-31-2022, 02:17 AM)Gointocarlton date Wrote:Dan to the rescue, Vic Gov has given NA $15M. He is the master at point scoring, go on him though.Earlier this century the Vic government gave Hancock a 100 year exclusive rights deal to access, mine and develop the swath of land stretching from East Gippsland to Apollo Bay which is full of light metals like titanium sands, rare earths and other precious minerals. At the moment she does nothing with it, because the lease goes up in value day after day, week after week earning her billions on paper for doing nada.
I'm not sure the current move is so altruistic, it might be more about looking after Hancock than NA!
Whether you agree with it or not, it's does show just how far ahead of the opposition Dan's crew are in terms of strategy and implementation. However, keep in mind, like the ports sale, when Hancock won the rights they immediately signed a joint venture agreement with China, so China profits as well!
Federally ports bad, but mining it seems is good, such is the arbitrary nature of politics.
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