Sam Mehan is just one of many opal miners who were left without work for months after the NSW government announced that over 3300 opal mining claims were invalid.
Now, the government is considering 81 recommendations that could put miners’ livelihoods at risk.
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During the wet season it will cost the claim owners a fortune pumping out water from open cuts which will also make the walls unstable.A huge safety issue in the making.Electrical equiptment on wet ground?Clearly something is happening that is not in the best interests of claim holders or workers safety.
Wow channel 10 supporting the little guy? What changed?
The politicians who get huge money and live in lovely big homes have targeted you struggling little guys and girls who eat dust and risk your lives underground, for no logical reason. Havnt we seen this before. Eureaka stockade. Maybe they could hit you with a stiff opal TAX.
My Nan was born in a tent 1901 at Lightning Ridge ,don’t listen too the shiny bum paper shufflers ,this country was built by people not the government ,sounds like some eco nutter wants to make a change so they can boost about it ,remember eureka stockade,we need more of that😊
Way Too many bureaucrats getting our taxes to burden the ordinary everyday workers…
The big boys in town who can afford to open cut must have passed over a few brown paper bags.
Doesnt the government work for the people 😂 think not
Open cut and tenching is bad, saw what happened to lightning Ridge to a friend's claim when the neighbouring claim went open cut.
The government want there tax.
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Oh honestly this show host just pisses you OFF!
Gov sometimes should just stay away from people who are trying their hardest to make a living in their communities.
In other words force the little guy out we only want to deal with the big boys in town who can afford to open cut. Limiting it to only two claims per family is ridiculous !! What if there is a split in the family????????? Who is going to decide who can have the claims???????? This reeks of favouritism towards big mining companies. Politicians should abstain from any policy decision making if they have shares in a mining company plain and simple. And mining companies should NOT be allowed to donate to a specific party EITHER !!!!!!!! Government has FAILED the local claim owners big time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing how government can dedicate time to a small industry. ?? Does this mean maybe. Government will steal leases. Then sell licences to other parties. Sought of another privatiation avenue
They don't want small businesses and they don't want people moving to the country.