Worker backlash erupts against mining coolies

Friday, 27 July 2018

I reported yesterday how the mining sector was gearing up to employ temporary foreign workers to fill so-called ‘skills shortages’:

According to the latest data from SEEK, the mining, resource and energy sector has consistently recorded the largest growth in job ads for the past 11 months.

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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.