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Public affairs and mining in Australia—a rescued license to operate

Author(s) -

Allen Geoff

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of public affairs

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 1479-1854

pISSN - 1472-3891

DOI - 10.1002/pa.388

Subject(s) - license , surprise , reputation , government (linguistics) , fell , business , mining industry , financial crisis , finance , public relations , economics , political science , engineering , law , sociology , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , mining engineering , macroeconomics , communication , biology

In 2010, the Australian Government was caught by surprise at the high level of public support for the mining industry over the proposed introduction of a mining industry 'super profits tax'. While the industry's exports helped the economy through the global financial crisis, this support was only possible because of a major turnaround in its community license to operate. After many years of poor reputation, consequent on practices that fell short of changing community expectations and strident advocacy strategies, a major turnaround in public affairs strategies and operational practice in Australia and internationally has led to a new level of community acceptance. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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