Australian Mining caught up with Leighton intern Jesse Vincent to get a first-hand account of a training initiative.
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Attacks on mining pile up
UnionsWA, the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, and the NSW Farmers Association, along with other community groups are separately using their power to launch attacks on the mining industry.
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Miners overlook the job market
With the skills shortage biting, why are so many miners ignoring a major employee market, writes The Resources Channel's Jody Elliot
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WA tradies world’s highest paid
Western Australia is one of the best places to be a tradie or labourer, with workers earning up to four times those in other states and overseas.
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Mining “benchwarmers” earn 150k for nothing
Some fly-in fly-out "benchwarmers" are spending two to 12 months at home earning $150,000 a year before being needed on site.
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What’s hot right now in Australian mining jobs
If you’re a mining professional working in Australia, you won’t be surprised to hear your skills are in high demand.
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BHP denies recruiting campaign for ‘closed’ mine
BHP Billiton has denied that it is hiring new contractors at its Norwich Park coal mine despite announcing its closure earlier this month.
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Underground mining: Training up to drill down
Automated drill rigs are fighting the skills shortage.
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Hard work forcing miners out of the industry
Despite record pay the brutal hours, drug use, and family pressure of fly-in fly-out work is forcing employees out of the mining industry at an alarming rate.
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New apprentices for Coal & Allied
Coal & Allied has taken on its largest apprentice intake to date, employing 16 new workers in the Upper Hunter Valley.
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Most Aussies support mining
Almost all Australians think the mining boom has been good for Australia but less than half say they've personally benefitted from the industry.
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‘Don’t panic’ MAIN tells Dysart locals after mine closure
MAIN chief Narelle Pearse has called for calm, as fears rise in the town of Dysart following the closure of the Norwich Park coal mine.
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Industry speaks: essential credentials for mining jobs
If ‘how do I break into mining?’ is the most frequent question we hear, the second most common query we get is about tickets, licenses and certificates.
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Mining leading jobs growth
Mining and resources investment is boosting job numbers, with mining states outstripping other regions of Australia in employer confidence.
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Miners to lose jobs in the Hunter Valley
More than 100 miners will lose their jobs after BHP Billiton cancels it contract with Bowditch over safety concerns.
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Is the Skills Shortage a Hoax?
How come if Australia is experiencing a skills crisis, the only jobs being advertised are for engineers? If you're working in the trades or working as a labourer, it would be easy to think it's all a hoax.
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Young workers target Pilbara mining jobs
A partnership between Woodside and the Pilbara Training Institute to fund new teaching equipment will help boost the amount of young people scoring mining jobs.
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Sustainability group blasts mining jobs expo
The Saving our Sustainability group says a recent careers expo in South Australia was used to brainwash children with a pro-mining message.
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US workers to score desperately needed mining jobs
Engineers, surveyors, and tradespeople from the US will soon form part of a lucky group scoring well-paid mining jobs in Australia's resources industry.
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Rinehart wants 1,500 foreigners to fill mining jobs
Gina Rinehart is pushing to fill over one thousand semi-skilled mining jobs in Western Australia with foreign workers.
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