Alex came to Mining Journal from the Courier newspaper in Ballarat, Australia, where he was a business journalist. This round included the Western Victorian mining and METS sectors. Previously he was based in Jakarta where he contributed to Tempo Magazine, the Jakarta Globe and the Diplomat.
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