“The failure of miners to “adequately compensate” landowners is a “silent epidemic” in Queensland, says Chinchilla-based workplace health and safety researcher Shay Dougall.”…
it’s not just in queensland, but a global epidemic… capitalism operates on the premise that companies are separate from their owners. it encourages risk taking, but does nothing to ensure accountability or ownership, and legislation designed to make CEOs more accountable is a joke.
#Australia #Capitalism #Mining #LandDegradation #FoodSecurity