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Resources deliver Qld $117B in economic benefits

THE resources sector delivered a record $116.8 billion in economic benefits to the Queensland economy in 2022-23 and supported more than 500,000 local jobs, according to the Queensland Resources Council’s annual Economic Contribution Report.

 QRC CEO Ian Macfarlane said Queensland’s current prosperity is the result of decades of past investment by mining and energy companies.

QRC CEO Ian Macfarlane said Queensland’s current prosperity is the result of decades of past investment by mining and energy companies.

That is $22.2 billion more than the previous financial year and represents one in every four dollars spent in Queensland. Queensland Resources Council chief executive Ian Macfarlane said, at the QRC...

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