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Rate relief for juniors

WESTERN Australian resources explorers are to get what will no doubt be welcome relief from extraordinary local government shire rate increases under legislation being fast-tracked into the WA Parliament.

Noel Dyson

Some mineral hunters had copped rate increases of up to 400% on mining tenements while petroleum exploration permits had skyrocketed 3000%. The legislation is being drafted for passage through Parliament...

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