Tanya Plibersek and the billion-dollar gold mine

<p>It’s been a tough few weeks for Jim Beyer, the CEO of Australia’s third largest goldmining company, Regis Resources.</p><p>The multi-billion dollar McPhillamy goldmine in NSW had been through all the approvals processes, but at the last minute, Beyer had to tell investors that it likely won’t go ahead.</p><p>The announcement comes after an intervention from the Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, on behalf of a group of traditional owners.</p><p>The resources industry, the Coalition and conservative parts of the media are all furious, with some claiming that c...