#Mining
The tradies on a mission to combat the trade hole
The work is out there to be done and the skills are out there to do it; but tradies are struggling to find jobs and businesses are struggling to find labour. Why? This is what one-time electrician, Steve Daw, calls the ‘trade hole’: “I’ve experienced first-hand the struggle to find reliable workers at the last […]
“Dr Doom” predicts Aussie dollar to drop 20 per cent
A renowned US economist has endorsed a pessimistic outlook for the Australian economy over the next 12 months, warning of a Chinese slowdown, halting GDP growth and a 20 per cent drop in the value of the Australian dollar. Roubini Global Economics, founded by Dr Nouriel Roubini, has warned that a tight federal budget, lower […]
Resources sector calls for investment in training initiatives
The Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) has urged the Federal government to invest in training, skills, and employment initiatives to ensure the sector can reach its workforce needs.
Our business forecast for 2013
Australia’s economic conditions are predicted by some to take a downward turn in 2013, meaning employers large and small are growing anxious about an economic slump and the potential for China’s growth to go into reverse.
Employer confidence and expectations strong across all industries
Employer confidence remains strong despite a predicted drop in sentiment over the July-September 2011 quarter, with just under a third of employers set to grow staff numbers over the next three months.
ICON Engineering wins $5.5 million Gorgon contract
ICON Engineering has won a $5.5 million contract from Chevron Australia for the Western Australian company to build a Compensated Tension Lift Frame (CTLF) for use during the upcoming drilling and completion programme for the Gorgon Project.
Mining industry job ads up 30% despite Labor’s planned mining tax
Australia’s mining industry is driving an increase in job advertisements in the past six months, with job ads in the sector up almost 30 percent in the industry.
Barnett’s compulsory land acquisition in Kimberly a farce
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett’s compulsory acquisition of land in the Kimberley region for a $30 billion gas project for Woodside Petroleum has angered the Kimberly Land Council after negotiations over the land stalled.
Ferguson to meet with ‘small’ miners
Resources Minister Martin Ferguson will meet with second-tier mining company executives today to discuss the federal government’s Minerals Resource Rent Tax.
Keneally defends NSW mining jobs threatened by RSPT
Kristina Keneally will defend jobs in regional NSW threatened by the Kevin Rudd’s proposed Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT) the Premier claimed yesterday.
Henry Review won’t change need for professional tax help
The Federal Government should bite the bullet on one of the key recommendations in the Henry Review and allow pre-filled income tax returns for most Australians, the Taxation Institute said today.
Henry Tax Review the cure for Australia’s ‘two speed economy’
The Henry Tax Review changes will address the ‘two speed economy’ with mining increasingly leaving behind small business and NSW and Victoria being met with an ‘unfair’ interest rate burden.
Small miners the big winners from Henry Tax Review
Big miners are the losers and small explorers are the winners from the Federal Government’s response to the Henry Taxation Review.
‘Super Profit Tax’ will kill $100b of QLD resource projects
The Henry Tax Review’s ‘Super Profit Tax’ on mining has put up to $100 billion worth of projects in jeopardy the Queensland Resource Council (QRC) says.
Coal companies to bid for Queensland Rail ahead of IPO
The largest coal companies in Queensland are committed to bidding for Queensland Rail’s coal division ahead of a planned float by the Anna Bligh’s Government in October. 14 coal companies met yesterday in a meeting chaired by former NSW premier Nick Greiner after the QLD Government announced plans to float Queensland Rail Coal as early […]