Have a go at rewriting history if you like , but its all there in the annals of history old bean.
A snip at $22m to get rid of PMThe figures show the industry spent $22.2 million on the campaign which ran from the start of May until late June when Ms Gillard took over and negotiated a compromise on the tax.
The industry's national body, the Minerals Council of Australia, spent $17.2 million, mainly on TV advertisements; BHP Billiton spent $4.2 million; Rio Tinto just over $537,000, and a smaller lobby group, the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, just under $274,000.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/a-snip-at-22m-to-get-rid-of-pm-20110201-1acgj.htmlAnd yes I rounded down.
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