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The gold rush era has restarted in outback Queensland after a three-decade hiatus

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The gold rush has resurfaced in northwest Queensland 30 years after being abandoned as mining companies profit from soaring prices for the precious metal. Key points: Exploration and mining has resumed in the gold-rich Cloncurry area of ​​northwestern Queensland The gold industry contributes $23 billion to the Australian economy in 2021 Australia is the world’s second largest gold producer, lagging behind China The Cloncurry region was once home to a thriving gold mining industry, but was almost deserted when gold prices fell below $240 an ounce in 1991. But now, with spot prices more than 10 times higher, the area known as the Golden Mile is starting to come to life, with new players on the field hoping it will once again live up to its reputation. Director of mineral resources advice and promotion at Geoscience Australia, Allison Britt, said gold was seen as a “safe haven” in difficult times. “Gold has been one of the commodities throughout history that has value for humans,” he sai

'Blood money': The Morcombe Blast Joel Edgerton's new film about the hunt for Daniel's killer

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The parents of the slain 13-year-old Queensland schoolboy, Daniel Morcombe, criticized the producers of the new Australian film, saying the film “made money on heinous crimes” and “dishonoured” their son. Key points: Released at the Cannes Film Festival in May, The Stranger features actor Joel Edgerton as an undercover police officer. Bruce and Denise Morcombe dismiss the idea the film is fictional and say it’s ‘so sad’ Melbourne International Film Festival says the film is ‘a strong work by a respected Australian director’ The Stranger is a dramatization of the decade-long investigation that led to the arrest of the teenage killer, Brett Peter Cowan. The film’s producers said it was a “fictional account of an undercover police operation that resulted in a successful murder prosecution”. The film, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May, follows two strangers who meet on a plane and become friends. “For Henry Teague (actor Sean Harris), exhausted from a lifetime of physical la

'Blood money': The Morcombe Blast Joel Edgerton's new film about the hunt for Daniel's killer

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The parents of the slain 13-year-old Queensland schoolboy, Daniel Morcombe, criticized the producers of the new Australian film, saying the film “made money on heinous crimes” and “dishonoured” their son. Key points: Released at the Cannes Film Festival in May, The Stranger features actor Joel Edgerton as an undercover police officer. Bruce and Denise Morcombe dismiss the idea the film is fictional and say it’s ‘so sad’ Melbourne International Film Festival says the film is ‘a strong work by a respected Australian director’ The Stranger is a dramatization of the decade-long investigation that led to the arrest of the teenage killer, Brett Peter Cowan. The film’s producers said it was a “fictional account of an undercover police operation that resulted in a successful murder prosecution”. The film, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in May, follows two strangers who meet on a plane and become friends. “For Henry Teague (actor Sean Harris), exhausted from a lifetime of physical la