Miners want Australia’s immigration intake lifted and the red tape around hiring foreign workers cut to help ease skills shortages, saying the Coalition and Labor have more to do to win over the key industry.
The push comes as Adani Australia chief executive Lucas Dow called on the major parties to help companies linked to the coal industry gain access to finance and insurance rather than be blacklisted because of their links to fossil fuels.
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Michael Bennet is WA reporter for The Australian Financial Review based in Perth. He has worked as a journalist for more than a decade, including at The Australian where he was senior banking reporter and also covered economics, markets and deals. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.bennet@afr.com
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