News Articles for Australian Institute of Geoscientists

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Employment opportunities for geoscientists in Western Australia are improving, but it is not the best state in Australia for job prospects, according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.

The employment market for geoscientists improved in the three months to June, in a sign that the resources industry might have reached the bottom in this cycle, although more than a third are still getting less than their desired amount of work.

Employment prospects for geoscientists in Australia have hit fresh lows, with new figures revealing nearly one in five is out of work.

Employment prospects for geoscientists in Australia deteriorated in the last quarter of 2015, with unemployment in the sector reaching a record high.

The Australian Institute of Geoscientists has appealed to the federal government for the inclusion of the geoscientist profession on the list of jobs to which labour market testing applies under the 457 visa program.

Kingston Resources Limited has appointed Mr Barry Bourne as a new Non-Executive Director.

The federal government's plan to axe the mining and carbon taxes may dominate the mainstream headlines in terms of resources sector policy, but it's a lesser-known incentive that has the industry on tenterhooks.