Mining companies worried about tax review

The prospect of a resource rent tax of 40% has many in WA's business and mining sectors worried. The tax is expected to be a recommendation of the Henry tax review. Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett has expressed concern that billions of dollars worth of investment projects could be in jeopardy if the tax is implemented.

Thousands of jobs in WA's mining industry

A new report by the National Institute of Labour Studies has shown that there are thousands of jobs for cooks, cleaners and other low-skilled labourers in Western Australia. It also says that around 38,000 new jobs will open up for unskilled and semi-skilled workers in the state over the next 10 years. Western Australia is expected to account for 55 percent of Australia's growth in demand for labour in the 10 years.