Embrace skilled migrants, says MCA

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Australia’s mining sector is suffering a talent crunch

Access to skilled labour is a major concern for Australia's mining sector.

Access to skilled labour is a major concern for Australia’s mining sector. | Credits: Shutterstock

As Australia’s mining sector stares down the barrel of a talent crunch, the nation’s peak mining lobby has come forward with a solution that could plug key employment gaps: embrace skilled migrants. …

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