COMMENTARY

Lucky country's energy riches turning into a curse

Australia's wrangling over coal mining and climate change has contributed to the turnover of prime ministers

Tue, Apr 11, 2017 - 5:50 AM

Sydney

WITH its abundance of mineral wealth and sun-kissed shores, Australia takes pride in thinking of itself as the "lucky country". That sounds good until you consider the full quote from which the phrase is derived - a warning that this natural endowment was being squandered by the...