Crisafulli and Last should read the room

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While they gloat over an index rating, Queensland’s coal industry craters

Queensland's coal sector has been pummeled by poor prices and ridiculous royalties.

Queensland’s coal sector has been pummeled by poor prices and ridiculous royalties. | Credits: Shutterstock

So Queensland premier David Crisafulli and mines minister Dale Last are cock-a-hoop over the latest Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies. But before they go bragging about how well the state…

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