WA miners short 10,000 workers, border reopening no panacea
Western Australia’s mining industry is short more than 10,000 workers despite the state’s hard border being lifted, according to new analysis that shines a light on the lingering side effects of the McGowan government’s cautious management of the pandemic.
Since WA’s borders reopened to quarantine-free travel on March 3, broking analysts and investors have been visiting companies and mine sites to assess the engine room of the nation’s mining boom after being locked out for large periods in the past two years.
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