The Wire

The mining industry is good for the economy, the mining industry will provide thousands of jobs, the mining industry will support local communities, the mining industry will wash your car. The amount of spin surrounding this infamous sector is dizzying. but it’s working . A new report has revealed Australians’ perceptions of the mining industry are very different to the way things actually are.

The mining sector is generally considered the backbone of our economy, our saving grace from the GFC and what separates us from the financial turmoil engulfing the rest of the world.But is this fact or something we’ve been spoon-fed by calculated advertising and public relations campaigns?