296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm
regular print
Contents
Machine generated contents note: ONE.Death in the Congo -- TWO.Welcome to Treasure Island -- THREE.Ashes to Ashes -- FOUR.What the Frack! -- FIVE.Precious Metal -- Gold -- SIX.Gone Fission -- SEVEN.Boom Town -- EIGHT.Toxic Seas -- NINE.Horn of Plenty -- TEN.Not OK -- ELEVEN.Tea Money -- TWELVE.Big Mates -- THIRTEEN.Running Out
Summary
This is not a dry business book. This is a story of a greed that has defined a nation. It will take us from the earliest mining scams and scandals to the pollution of the present day. It is a story of how communities in Australia and across the world have risen up to fight for their land. And it will tell how rich men in boardrooms in major Australian cities thousands of kilometres away have forged dirty deals to sweep them aside. It will tell us just who those men are and what drives them. Newspaper and television reports merely scratch the surface. The true story of Australia's mining industry needs to be told dramatically and in full. It is a book every Australian needs to read because it is the story of our national wealth and how those who have access to it are abusing the privilege
Analysis
Australian
Environmental impact of disasters (Australia)
Mining industry (Australia)
Political issues (Australia)
Notes
Also available in an electronic vesion via the Internet
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index
Audience
General
Tertiary/Undergraduate
Notes
Also available in an electronic vesion via the Internet
