The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA has appointed former Australian Uranium Association communications and stakeholder relations manager Amanda Walker as manager – membership and business deve
Western Australia could receive up to half of the $400 million in national funding set aside for renewable energy projects in regional areas as miners, especially in the Pilbara, embrace the idea of integrating renewables with existing fossil-fuelled generators.
The federal government has begun the process of establishing a so-called "one stop shop" for environmental approvals, announcing a three-stage framework for the process.
The proportion of resources sector workers in Western Australia using fly-in, fly-out work practices has increased to 55 per cent, a new study has estimated.
The federal coalition has committed to provide tax break to investors in exploration firms if it wins Saturday's election, under an incentive scheme that has been widely lauded by the resources sec
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia has appointed Julie Hill (pictured) as general manager of corporate services and Anne Dawson as coordinator of events and communication.
WA business leaders say the federal budget has made life more difficult for local industry and fails to recognise the state's importance to the national economy.
The resources industry is urging the federal government to tread carefully as it attempts to plug holes in its budget, due to be handed down early next week.
THE use of social media platform Yammer, a growing fly-in, fly-out workforce, and Big Brother-style analysis are tools increasingly in use by human resources departments across Western Australia.
STAFF turnover is costing Western Australian companies billions of dollars and needs to be addressed to combat labour shortages and improve productivity.
THE pitched battle over the proposed LNG hub at James Price Point near Broome is likely to be just a pre-cursor to a bigger war over development in the Kimberley region – considered the nation’s next frontier by both sides of the political div
A SERIES of moves by political staffers into roles linked to the resources sector reveals the growing need for corporate players to find their way around bureaucracy and political roadblocks.
WITH the drums of the global financial crisis still pounding their deep-toned warnings, the shrill sounds of peripheral issues appear to have been drowned out.
One of the hottest topics at the skills shortage forum was the negative attitude of students and parents towards traditional trades such as metalwork and mechanics.
Western Australia's miners have warned that the State may not be able to meet future demand for its resources unless approval processes, particularly environmental approvals, are streamlined.
WITH Labor in power, Unions WA is automatically elevated to a powerful position in policy making.
The relationship between the two groups has not all been plain sailing.
