Coalition warns Greens' $45b mining tax threat puts regional jobs and projects like Balranald at risk

Key points

• Federal Coalition resources spokespeople have pushed back against Greens claims that the mining sector is undertaxed by $45 billion a year. They warn that new taxes could drive companies out of Australia.
• Shadow ministers say the industry has paid over $430 billion in taxes and royalties over the past decade, funding rural roads, healthcare and education.
• They say new tax measures would put regional jobs and projects at risk, including Iluka Resources' mineral sands project at Balranald in the Riverina.