After mining boom, who'll grab the baton?

By Clancy Yeates
Updated August 3 2014 - 10:08am, first published July 22 2014 - 5:30pm
New horizon: The winding down of the mining boom will mean a softer economy if other areas don't pick up the slack.
New horizon: The winding down of the mining boom will mean a softer economy if other areas don't pick up the slack.
Mining investment
Mining investment

What will happen to Australia's economy after the mining bonanza? Will it be followed by a bust, or can things keep chugging along without dramatic changes?