In the mining industry, skilled local labour remains an untapped resource

By Rod Gapp, Griffith University and Michael Barry, Griffith University

The mining industry has been an enthusiastic user of offshore workers through the federal government’s 457 visa program and, more recently, its extension: the enterprise migration agreement (EMA). Gina…

29 May 2012

8rkbjm6p-1338188694 — Sitting between two hot potatoes: Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is the first company allowed to use an EMA. AAP

Enterprise Migration Agreements strike the right balance in a tricky policy area

By Chris Wright

Sitting between the two hot potatoes of immigration control and labour market regulation, work visas are an inherently controversial public policy issue. It is therefore of little surprise that Immigration…

2 March 2012

Hb8xgmcj-1330492290 — There has been a concerted push for foreign workers to fill the gaps in the resources industry. AAP

Are foreign workers really the answer to the resources skills shortage?

By Michael Barry, Griffith University

Within the much publicised debate of labour shortages in the resources sector, there is now a concerted push to open up employment to larger numbers of skilled foreign workers. Large employers such as…

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In the mining industry, skilled local labour remains an untapped resource

Enterprise Migration Agreements strike the right balance in a tricky policy area

Are foreign workers really the answer to the resources skills shortage?

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Michael Barry

Stephen Maher

Frank Moore

Deb Williams

David Gray

Philip Duncan

Chris Wright

Jack Arnold

William Bruce

Greg Boyles

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Marshall Clark

John Clark

Rod Gapp

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