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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jonathan Barrett

BHP blames ‘coal tax’ for job layoffs. But there’s obvious reasons coalmines aren’t as profitable anymore

Caval Ridge coalmine in central Queensland.
Caval Ridge coalmine in central Queensland. BHP has railed against Queensland’s royalty scheme, brought in by Labor and now supported by the Liberal National government. Photograph: Dan Peled/AAP

Australia’s big miners are not averse to a political fight.

Consider the biggest miner of them all: BHP.

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