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Miners unite in gold fight

HUNDREDS of miners have attended a rally in Western Australia’s gold capital Kalgoorlie to protest the McGowan governments’ proposed gold royalties increase.

Karma Barndon
Workers rallying in Kalgoorlie against the proposed gold royalty rate hike.

Workers rallying in Kalgoorlie against the proposed gold royalty rate hike.

The rally coincided with the launch of an industry-wide campaign by WA’s Chamber of Minerals and Energy to stop hike in gold royalty from the current rate of 2.5% to 3.75%. Also at the same time in Perth,...

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