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Breaking: Record payout after billionaire built mine without traditional owners' permission (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] Slotos@feddit.nl 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cost of doing business, from the looks of it.

[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The billionaire is worth about $20 billion. That $150 settlement is about 0.75%.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A slap on the wrist.

[–] SaneMartigan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A bargain, even.

[–] lath@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

Should've been 2bil base + all profits from mining.