Don't forget Second Rush: Mining and the Transformation of Australia

Dear ,

It's not too late to book for our second function of the year: Mining and the Transformation of Australia.To be held this Wednesday, 6:00 for 6:30 at the Alliance Hotel (plenty of street parking just after 6:00).

The author David Lee will be there as will newly appointed CEO of the Queensland Resources Council, Ian Macfarlane. They'll both be taking questions.

To book, click here. It is only $10 for AIP members, and $20 for non-members, which includes the first drink.

The Second Rush began unexpectedly from the 1960s with the development of new export industries, the most prominent being coal, iron ore and bauxite. The mining boom turned Australia’s chronic balance of payments around; substantially influenced Australia’s turn to Asia; and underpinned the era of optimism and nationalism of the late 1960s and 1970s. The Second Rush continued through the “resources boom” of the late 1970s and 1980s. At the turn of the new century, few saw any great future for mining after the harder times of the 1980s and 1990s, but then Australia embarked on its greatest boom – the China resources boom from 2002 to 2012.

When: March 8 at 6:00 for 6:30 pm
Where: Alliance Hotel, 320 Boundary Street, Spring Hill
Cost: $10 for AIP members and $20 for non-members and includes the first drink free.
To book, click here.

Regards

Graham Young
Executive Director
Australian Institute for Progress