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Falling iron ore prices hit the Australian economy

Geoff Riley

13th April 2015

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The global price of iron ore has been in free fall recently and the Australian economy is suffering as a consequence.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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