"And Australia steps up - that's why you guys are so important, that's why this industry is so important." "They are actively investing in Australia, backing Australian companies, and I think that's going to continue," Mr Hockey said. "I think you're going to start to see more capital come out of the UK into the Australian mining industry," added Mr Hockey, who now runs his consultancy Bondi Partners. When the war began in late February, Mr Trump led his attack on Iran after being convinced it would only go on for a short time. "Well, that was just stupid - it was wrong," Mr Hockey told the forum on Monday.