The profit crunch
August 4 - 10, 2008
THERE has been much written in the media about the impact of skyrocketing labour and other input costs in mature metal mining markets. However, in this time of seemingly insatiable Chinese demand, high costs are not the concern; lost productivity is the concern.
New dogs and old tricks
January 14 - 20, 2008
A GENEROUS remuneration package and the odd pat on the back is not going to be sufficient to retain your young workers in a time where jobs are plentiful and the demands of employees are at an all time high.
Rough roads ahead for Chindia bandwagon?
November 19 - 25, 2007
CHINA and India’s economies have been projected to keep growing at rates of 9.5% and 8% respectively, but infrastructure bottlenecks and pollution create some uncertainty around these forecasts. Also, the Australian economy is not necessarily as directly pegged to economic growth in China as some might think.
Opening Pandora's Box
November 12 - 18, 2007
THE Australian federal election campaign is heating up. Coalition scaremongering threatens that the unions will cause industrial relations anarchy. But just how big an influence do unions have on the resources sector, and what'll be the likely industrial relations landscape if Labor wins the election?
Platinum - the new oil?
October 15 - 21, 2007
THE increasing pressures on oil reserves, coupled with the climate change movement, has led to greenhouse gas emissions and new fuel sources being among the main issues - possibly the main issue - for the 21st century. With myriad of clean options emerging such as renewables, carbon capture, nuclear power and fuel cells, it is both an exciting and confusing time.