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Of course construction has done well, we've been in a building boom where tradies and laborers have seen massive increases far faster than average wages. This is typical of boom industries and the amount of money flowing to real estate and renovations has been staggering. But construction is...

I agree about nuclear, we have heaps of it, are geologically and politically stable and we have lots of salt water which could be used and turned into fresh water. Now all you need to do is convince the general public. The easiest way IMO would be to position it as the lesser of 2 evils vs...

Totally agree Trendsta. So much of our countries wealth and energy is used on borrowing money from overseas bidding up existing houses, coming up with crazy new loans and financial schemes, rorting the tax system etc while infrastructure falls apart and little money goes into productive new...

Yes it is an embarassment but it justified based on the behavior of Australians. Mining is 1.5% of jobs, and less than 10% of GDP. House construction, real estate, finance, retail, tourism are all far more important to Australia and jobs than mining, though mining is a legitimate boom and so...