This crossed my desk yesterday, it is a blog written by a real life Australian. The Implications of Australia's Tax Grab on BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The first few lines are telling Unfortunately I am Australian, I never thought I would utter those words, as being Australian has always invoked a feeling of being "lucky": Lucky we are a democracy, lucky we have a thriving economy, lucky we have a stable banking industry, lucky we have a strong dollar, lucky we "had" a large resource and mining industry. Read on and see why he is so upset at the prospect of being too taxed.