[LINK] This makes me angry.

[Martin Barry]

$quoted_author = "TKoltai" ;
> 
> A paltry 3 billion in subsidies to provide direct jobs for how many
> Australians ?

Not that many really, the mining industry is so heavily mechanised it
employs surprisingly few people directly.

It's also not clear why those jobs would be in jeopardy without the
subsidies. The mining companies can't just pick up the mine and move it to
another country.

cheers
Marty