In order to beat the mining industry at their own game, GetUp campaigned to publish parody ads alongside the Mineral Council’s scare campaign against a proposed tax on their super profits. With overwhelming member support we were able to raise $113, 870 to place ad’s in the Australian and the Australian Financial Review to expose the profit-driven agenda of the mining industries opposition to the proposed mining tax.

Resource Super Profits Tax
In order to beat the mining industry at their own game, GetUp campaigned to publish parody ads alongside the Mineral Council’s scare campaign against a proposed tax on their super profits. With overwhelming member support we were able to raise $113, 870 to place ad’s in the Australian and the Australian Financial Review to expose […]
Expose the profit-driven agenda of the mining industries opposition to the proposed mining tax.
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Campaign Details
Group Leading this Campaign: GetUp!
Who this Campaign is Targeting: Mining industry, Minerals Council
Main Issue of the Campaign: Mining
Campaign Ran From: 2010 to 2011
Geographic Range of Activity: National
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Issue
- Clean Energy Transformation (279)
- Climate change (1,258)
- Conservation (769)
- Environment (64)
- Mining (608)
- Other (306)
- Sustainability (140)