Corporations: The big end of town
While miners are in the pits, the 'Pitt Street miners' are in the lobbies of the Stock Exchanges: investors are sharing the wealth. Yet the political strategy of the mining lobby has generally been to present itself not as representing a narrow vested interest, but as representing the best interests of all Australians.
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BHP Billiton and Public Relations It's a well known fact that the biggest companies in the world manage their reputations by spending a lot of money on PR. The question is whether BHP Billiton has earned the right to a good environmental reputation - or have they earned a good reputation for doing excellent PR? |
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By Rosanah Dwyer
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Burying our problems: Rio Tinto denies pressuring the government on Kyoto By Steven Marrs Was the decision by the Howard Government not to sign the Kyoto Protocol influenced by Rio Tinto? Or its decision to support geosequestration - despite intense opposition by environmental experts?
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The real price of gold - A case study of Lake Cowal By Natalie Kent and Sandra Reidenbach Despite much opposition things now look set for Barrick Gold to start a major gold mining project at Lake Cowal in NSW.
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