Stimulate the northern regions of our country, says Rinehart. Rinehart, who’s wealth is estimated at $17.1 billion, has been a frequent critic of taxes on carbon emissions, coal and iron-ore profits, creating tensions with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s government. Lee, Singapore’s first prime minister, is credited with transforming his nation from a colonial backwater into Southeast Asia’s only advanced economy by encouraging foreign investment and averting corruption. Article 

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