{"id":83259,"date":"2014-04-22T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T10:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=83259"},"modified":"2024-11-27T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:44:55","slug":"our-growing-dependency-on-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resourcework2.devstudio.work\/?p=83259","title":{"rendered":"Our growing dependency on resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Resource revenues are dependent on global commodity prices and as a result, there are fluctuations from year to year. 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