Why study engineering unless you plan to emigrate?

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) claims Australia is facing budding shortage of mining engineers because of a lack of students studying engineering at university. From ABC News:

The Minerals Council of Australia says close to 300 mining engineers were graduating every year during the resources investment boom.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.