ENVIRONMENT

The immigrant song

THE Morrison government has added another 22 occupations to Australia's skilled immigration list as the country battles labour shortages in the mining and oil and gas sectors.

The Morrison government has added mining and oil and gas engineers to its skilled migrant list. Image - Morrison FaceSwap with Uncle Sam: Paul-Alain van Lieshout Hunt.

The Morrison government has added mining and oil and gas engineers to its skilled migrant list. Image - Morrison FaceSwap with Uncle Sam: Paul-Alain van Lieshout Hunt.

The skilled migration program is managed by the Department of Home Affairs and is designed to fast track and encourage applications from potential migrants. It is an effort to fill positions where no...

Start a free trial to continue reading this article
Already have an account?  
Subscribe now

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Future Fleets Report 2024

The report paints a picture of the equipment landscape and includes detailed profiles of mines that are employing these fleets

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations that use digitalisation technology to drive improvements across all areas of mining production

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

editions

Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

A comprehensive review of current exploration rates, trending exploration technologies, a ranking of top drill intercepts and a catalogue of 2022 Initial Resource Estimates and recent discovery successes.