FEDERAL BUDGET

Resources have helped Australia return to Budget surplus

The resources sector has assisted in pushing the federal government back into black, with Finance Minister Mathias Cormann on Tuesday reporting a surplus of A$7.1-billion.

Cormann furthermore predicted a surplus of A$11-billion for 2020/21, a A$17.8-b…

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Canada’s Budget commitment to the North seen as positive for mining

FEDERAL BUDGET / Creamer Media Reporter

Canada’s North, where the future of the country’s mining industry lies, has received a boost in Tuesday’s federal government Budget, with a commitment of more than C$700-million over the next ten years in new and focused funding for Arctic communities….

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