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A few minutes ago, I posted an informational piece on Australia's creeping protectionism in the form of taxing multi-national mining companies in "In Australia, Tax as a Contagion". This begs the questions, "Why is Australia So Tax Happy as to Potentially Chase Away Investment in the Down Under?" Well, the answer most likely is because it is actually a "Land Down Under(water in mortgage debt) and foreign export reliance. We, at the BoomBust feel that the government is actually attempting to take a proactive stance in meeting the consequences of what is probably going to befall most export reliant countries which is why Brazil and Chile are strongly considering following suit!

As an extension of the Chinese macroeconomic discussion at BoomBustBlog throughout 2010, there may be an “Asian Contagion” spreading as a result of a Chinese

From Blomberg: Mining Tax ‘Contagion’ Set to Spread From Australia:

May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Australia’s planned 40 percent tax on mining profits has set a benchmark for other countries weighing higher levies, reducing earnings forecasts for BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group and the attraction of mining stocks.

“It could create what the miners are now describing at a global level as a type of tax contagion,” said Tom Price, commodities analyst with UBS AG in Sydney, in an interview. “They might levy a new tax at the miners in Brazil. Canada is another mineral province and South Africa.”

The new Australian mining tax coupled with rising worries over possible slowdown in China has become a serious concern for both domestic and international mining companies that have substantial exposure to Australian mining assets.

Here's a synopsis on the topic from my point of view...