Which political party do you support and why?

[Justtristo]

And Iron Ore and Steel manufacturing??

Australia's steel industry (and manufacturing in general) has been declining for years. Nowadays a lot of iron ore we mine gets exported overseas. Both the mining of iron ore and production of steel can be changed in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However coal being a major source of greenhouse gas emissions is an industry that will have be radically downsized if not eliminated in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. I don't deny there will be economic pain from that occurring, however the economic pain generated by major climate change will be a lot worse.

http://theconversation.edu.au/once-upon-...ustry-2967

While we depending on mining for export earnings, the vast majority of new jobs in the last 30 years have been in the services sector.